Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!aioe.org!news.mb-net.net!open-news-network.org!news.mind.de!bolzen.all.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: TaliesinSoft Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Paying for Software Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:02:27 -0500 Lines: 15 Message-ID: <8u57p2F8uvU1@mid.individual.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net llPrUD0vCOrscl2xznA8bg/UKpH4vhas93riHRyrmP2HC2wZ+K Cancel-Lock: sha1:4AuU7mz2135CGNQtSYlMQJ9vdQE= User-Agent: Unison/2.1.4 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.mac.misc:84 For the last several weeks I have been in a hospital enviornment as I recover from a triple bypass open heart surgery. Recenty I have at last been able to again connect to the internet with my MacBook Pro. What has taken me somewhat aback is the number of requests I have received asking me for copies of applications and music on my computer, items that one is normally expected to pay for. Am I somewhat alone in believing that there is an honor system when it comes to software and music, that one should pay so that the authors are appropriately remunierated for their efforts? -- James Leo Ryan - Austin, Texas