Re: [NTLK] FW: Fwd: Hacked WiFi driver

Thank you!

James Wages wrote:
> It never ceases to amaze me how many of you folks spend so much time
> standing up on your soap box and acting as trial lawyers for people who
> aren't even active on this list and who don't even respond to your email
> messages!
>
> I personally couldn't care less if this person is or once was a Newton
> developer -- I feel no need to worship the man or his work. Nor do I feel
> the need to lookup his address here in Japan, break into his house and rob
> him of all he has. I am indeed neutral toward this particular developer.
> But I can say that if Hiroshi Noguchi is interested in defending his
> "rights" then let the man speak out for himself. And no... old info posted
> on the net or with his driver is no substitute for his commenting
> here-and-now, nor are comments from other Newton developers a substitute for
> words from "the horses mouth."
>
> If Mr. Noguchi can't comment on this list, on his website or to one of you
> NewtonTalk list members who have recently written to him (even in his native
> language of Japanese), then it's clear he has nothing but apathy for the
> Newton community, or perhaps he is simply no longer among the living. And
> if he has turned his back on all of us, so what?
>
> Also, please spare me and everyone else on this list the diatribe about how
> software is patented and copyrighted "automatically" and for "all eternity,
> even a thousand years after the death of the author." I'm sick and tired of
> hearing such nutty thinking (e.g., "there's no such thing as abandonware")
> which also implies there is no such thing as a statute of limitations,
> depreciation, entropy, etc. Whether you like it or not, things change over
> time. And no, the whole world isn't seeking happiness by stealing software,
> music or videos, despite what many try to feed us -- and especially not on
> the Newton platform. I suspect that the level of "piracy" in the Newton
> world has largely remained unchanged for the past 10 years.
>
> The sky will not fall over one man hacking a driver that is no longer
> actively supported by its author. The Newton community will not die. And
> no, Newton developers will not run away in droves. Life will continue on.
>
> Now put this topic to bed, guys. That's where I'm headed.
>
> Good night,
>
> James Wages
>
>
>

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