*** Quoting Bo Simonsen from a message to Ilya Kuznetsoff ***

 BS>> computers :-) Even companies use pirate software.

 IK>   The one  reason,  you  need to use legal software -- the 
 IK> qualitative
 IK> _personal_ technical support; this support is included in the 
 IK> software  price and this is a big  number.  If  you don't have such 
 IK> support,  you don't need to use legal software.

BS> You say it's only people won't pay for the license if they don't need
BS> support? So is the law not..

The 'law' varies once you broach the international borders.  While a goodly
¨portion of the world has pretty much the same understanding, thats not
saying ¨it is universal.

Go to Hong Kong to see what is meant by that.  Software reburned and resold
in ¨the open.  The laws there support this for 'private use in Hong Kong'.

                                       xxcarol

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