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This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue.
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Harvey Williamson
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PostPost subject: Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue.    Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:32 am Reply to topic Reply with quote
Albert Silver wrote:
Harvey Williamson wrote:
Graham Banks wrote:
Harvey Williamson wrote:
Is Albert Silver against piracy?


Of course he is as you've been told many times both here and in private.
Why continue to harrass him? "Stalking" another member is not acceptable.

Regards, Graham.


I have been told it - I have never seen him say it in public. I have him in writing saying it is ok to crack Hiarcs


That isn't the way it happened, but of course you know it.

When the crack was offered, it was for a program that the lawful user could not get to work due to a defunct protection scheme, and there was as yet no alternative. Your offer (and thus Mark's) came after my comments, and not long before, you had even posted a request for the first 1-2 versions of Hiarcs as even Mark's copies were apparently unusable. This seemed to suggest that a solution was very unlikely.

So when asked about this, I said that under the circumstances (meaning no way for the person to use their legally purchased program) a crack was a practical solution. Once you (and thus Mark) said that there was no problem and it would be resolved, the 'crack solution' stopped being acceptable, and I no longer defended it.

As to my making public statements for you, it is as the saying goes, "It will be a cold day in Hell...."

Albert


I asked for a working copy of Hiarcs 1 only. Your comments were about Hiarcs 3. Even if I asked for Hiarcs 11 - why do you think that gives you the right to crack it.


Here is an extract from what you said:

Hiarcs is currently at version 11.1. Version 3 came out close to 15 years ago. It is so old and weak, that the Hiarcs team announced they would be offering it for free download in UCI version. To claim this is jeopardized because Franz suggested a cracked version to help you with your match is just ridiculous. Version 3 represents no commercial value, and even if this cracked version were 'leaked' to every pirate site on the planet, how many people do you honestly think would actually install and use this DOS program?
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This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Peter Skinner Tue May 22, 2007 3:12 pm
      Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Tue May 22, 2007 3:19 pm
            Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Tue May 22, 2007 7:03 pm
                  Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Peter Skinner Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
                        Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Tue May 22, 2007 7:13 pm
            Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Albert Silver Thu May 24, 2007 3:58 pm
                  Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 4:15 pm
                        Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 6:03 pm
                        Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Albert Silver Thu May 24, 2007 6:24 pm
                              Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 6:27 pm
                                    Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Albert Silver Thu May 24, 2007 10:19 pm
                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 10:20 pm
                                                Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Albert Silver Thu May 24, 2007 10:26 pm
                                                      Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 10:32 pm
                                                            Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Thu May 24, 2007 10:52 pm
                                                                  Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 10:53 pm
                                                                        Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Thu May 24, 2007 10:57 pm
                                                                              Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 10:58 pm
                                                                                    Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Thu May 24, 2007 11:02 pm
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 11:05 pm
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Thu May 24, 2007 11:10 pm
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 11:14 pm
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Thu May 24, 2007 11:18 pm
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Thu May 24, 2007 11:21 pm
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Albert Silver Fri May 25, 2007 1:08 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Fri May 25, 2007 7:32 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Tony Thomas Fri May 25, 2007 7:34 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Fri May 25, 2007 7:37 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Fri May 25, 2007 7:47 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Fri May 25, 2007 7:49 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Fri May 25, 2007 7:51 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Fri May 25, 2007 7:51 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Enrico Sat May 26, 2007 12:02 am
                                                                                          Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Graham Banks Thu May 24, 2007 11:16 pm
                                                            Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Albert Silver Fri May 25, 2007 12:54 am
                                                                  Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Harvey Williamson Fri May 25, 2007 7:19 am
      Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. fernando Tue May 22, 2007 3:50 pm
            Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Peter Skinner Tue May 22, 2007 4:48 pm
                  Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. fernando Tue May 22, 2007 7:09 pm
                        Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Peter Skinner Tue May 22, 2007 7:15 pm
                        Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Dave McClain Thu May 24, 2007 6:04 pm
                              Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. fernando Thu May 24, 2007 10:25 pm
                                    Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Dave McClain Fri May 25, 2007 1:41 am
                  Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. clare marie benedicto Fri May 25, 2007 7:35 pm
            Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Bo Persson Thu May 24, 2007 3:00 pm
      Re: This is to clarify the "abandonware" issue. Georg Langrath Tue May 22, 2007 9:16 pm
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