Three cheers for Saadat!
Personally I just like to keep my distance from pirating.  I buy the
things I can, when I can, and just not worry about it.

Bob

Saadat Saeed <saa### [at] batelcocombh> wrote in message
news:37db43f2@news.povray.org...
> I agree.... I hate pirates!
>
> I am a software develope myself... (simple databases for accounting
> purposes....and also play around with POVray in my spare
time..dreaming to
> be a great POVray artist one day)..... and I wouldn't like pirates
take all
> the loot for the hard earned work I did. Which is why I would never
pirate
> someone elses programs!
>
> Same thing with Gates. Love him or Hate him.. Bill Gates is a better
> marketeer.
>
> I have WIN95 on my system at home... (preinstalled in the HP system
I
> bought)... and that is only only MS system you'll find there. I
downloaded
> STarOffice which is free... and use POVray a lot. My company had
developed a
> 2D image viewer (as part of a larger bundle) which I use often. And
I use
> Netscape at home.. which fortunately is free also. And I use
MS-Netmeeting a
> lot to talk with my cousins who are in different part of the world.
I also
> have sPatch and I have registered my copy of WinZIP (very usefull at
home).
> And for games... I have only purchased MS Flight SIm 98... costed me
BD 25
> (USD 75 something)
>
> If you hate Bill Gates... don't use his software. Not that I like
him.. but
> I do respect him. And Linux still has a lot to go thru before it can
take
> over MS WIndows.
>
> If you don't wanna pay much... I am sure there are many
freeware/shareware
> programs out there. I will be registering for Moray soon (once I
find time
> to download it) and IF in the near future POVray developers ask for
funds or
> something... I'll probably pay them (even if it is a little)...
since povray
> has brought a lot of pleasure to me.
>
> I am not rich to spend BD 10,000 (USD 4000) on 3D Studio Max (on
something I
> probable will never master - so I'll never buy it, pirate it or even
try to
> use it - untill they make one version freeware or shareware for a
few 10s of
> dollars).... And I would probably never even master POVray... but I
do like
> it because it is fun...raytracing.. changing the scene a
bit...raytracing
> again...changing a bit...raytracing again....
>
> Well, Just because Povray is free it doesn't mean we should become
pirates.
> Has anyone spend time to read the "Disclaimer Note" when you run
Povray for
> Windows? I honestly haven't but I sure will and stick by those rules
so that
> POVray remains free for ever.
>
> BR/Saadat Saeed
>
>
>
> Martin Crisp <Spa### [at] tesseractcomau> wrote in message
> news:378bf714@news.povray.org...
> > Nieminen Mika wrote in message <378b236c@news.povray.org>...
> > >Eitan Tal <eit### [at] netvisionnetil> wrote:
> > >: I can get a pirate copy
> > >
> > >  Piratism is lame.
> >
> > Not according to Software Pirates Anonymous:
> > http://www.spa.org/
> >
> > Have a look...
> >
> > Have Fun
> > Martin
> > --
> > <Spa### [at] tesseractcomau> is a valid address
> > If you prefer mnemonic addresses you can use:
> > <Martin 'at' tesseract.com.au> or <Martin.Crisp 'at'
Tourism.tas.gov.au>
> >
> > My opinions should not be taken as indicative of Tourism
Tasmania's
> > opinions
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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