On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, holist wrote:
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 03:15:07 -0800 (PST) From: holist <holist@mail.matav.hu> To: cypherpunks@toad.com
I only subscribed to this list a few weeks ago. I break my silence in defense of Bernardo B. Terrado, who was viciously attacked by Adam Hupp and then rather more graciously advised by Jim Gillogly.
"viciously attacked" ??? He was begging for warez! Any self-respecting, patriotic Amercian citizen would have reporting him to the IRS for not paying his "Warez Tax". He should be glad that i'm not that person.
Having read a significant amount of material on the ideological (rather than the technical) background of cypherpunks (Tim May's writings, mainly) it seems to me rather obvious that a relative newcomer to these circles would come to expect to find people who may not be "mannered intellectuals", but who are certainly not erstwhile defenders of intellectual property, particularly asthe concept is applied to software today.
You calling me a "warez pup"?
I understand that there may be other reasons why it is unwise to post requests for warez on these lists, but moral outrage at the thought of software piracy was not one I expected to read here.
A "pat on the back" and $500 in e-cash instead?
Especially as I hear nobody complaining about the advertisement for pornography that I receive every two days, regular as clockwork, from the cypherpunks list, not to mention the great deal of other entirely useless, automatically generated advertising.
Are you now complaining about quality free pr0n links??? Where is your gratitude?
Unlike most of you lucky people in the States, I pay through the nose for on-line time.
Yes, CJ is lucky to have the IRS alright.
Perhaps priorities could do with rethinking.
Tell me about it! You need some help with yours?
holist
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