Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: BJD3 Newsgroups: playstation.ny.program.questions,scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics,scee.yaroze.programming.3d_graphics,scee.yaroze.programming.codewarrior,scee.yaroze.programming.gnu_compiler Subject: Re: Dear Sir... Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 17:28:23 +0000 Organization: University of Brighton Lines: 34 Message-ID: <363DEBB7.14FD@bton.ac.uk> References: <7158bk$fj62@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <363A04CD.E0EA3EBA@mcmail.com> <363D9C4C.3974@bton.ac.uk> <363D9EE0.4684@bton.ac.uk> <363DA1D8.6A0@bton.ac.uk> <363DB13D.12B9188@mcmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: itsuite60.it.bton.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.03Gold (Win95; I) Xref: chuka.playstation.co.uk playstation.ny.program.questions:193 scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics:704 scee.yaroze.programming.3d_graphics:996 scee.yaroze.programming.codewarrior:396 scee.yaroze.programming.gnu_compiler:273 I feel I ought to share my opinion on this little debate: (This is really Ben now...) Angel didn't get the PsyQs via illegal means - they were created by (admittedly) underground PS programmers. These are folks who've gotten hold of the PsyQ dev. kit via unconventional means. So these people are the ones comitting piracy - not Angel. Simply downloading a PsyQ exe that somebody else made is not piracy. In fact, I'm pretty sure it is about as illegal as downloading a shareware utility. The fact that Angel was trying to use it on his NY is academic. Now don't get me wrong - I'm not condoning piracy; I just feel that Angel has become a bit of a scapegoat for anti-piracy emotions. And that. Another thing; you are insinuating that these people are using PsyQ for 'mailcious intent' - now what exactly is malicious about writing games? These people are doing virtually the same as us - writing games for the PlayStation. The difference is, that these people are using source aquired unofficially, and are not being supported by Sony. They have the same goals as us, and are not evil or anything like that. Maybe we could all try to just be friends. Anyway, there's my two-bob. Ben ;-) -- Screw you guys; I'm going home. Talking poo is where I draw the line. - Cartman http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~bjdarlow - Ben's Yaroze Homepage http://ituser.it.bton.ac.uk/student/bjd3/ - Ben's Brighton Uni Page