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Subject: Re: LW piracy again <sigh!>
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Doc Gandalf writes:
> Too true. It is also almost a certainty that some of these people using
>the pirated version will show up here on the list, asking how to do the
>most basic things in Lightwave, all of which will be well documented in the
>manual. My usual response to that sort of question is, "Oh, that's easy,
>its on page 27 of the manual, about the middle of the page". Anyone with a
>legit copy will find the answer easily. Those with pirated versions are
>left out in the cold.
Which is one of the reasons I flame those who waste bandwidth on
maximal basic questions-- I often suspect the reek of a pirate.
Given my apparent reputation as a net.hardcase, I've changed my
.sig to be more threatening......
>
> <ELF> - Eric J Fleischer,MD - Dr Gandalf
> DrGandalf@cup.portal.com
Great idea, Doc! I suggest all mailing list habitues' adopt this
policy -- it will also help the newbies as they will necessarily run into