IDK.
Time for a rant.
1) It's awful and wrong in every way to share software in the first place.
- No it isn't. Unless it's actually forbidden in the agreement you very scroll through very fast without reading. Most software companies don't mind, as they're getting free publicity. Taken into account most software have a demo or trial or are unusable anyway without a registration key, it doesn't help jack shit (son of O.Schitt and Hoarse Schitt. They later divorced, and Hoarse married one of the Happens brothers.. The Schitt-Happens wedding was the social event of the decade).
But torrents at least are bad, aren't they?
- Firstly, torrent sites are of my knowledge legal in about every country there is. Or at least in The Netherlands where the torrent sites are based. They hasn't been shut down as no actual files are stored on torrent sites.
But torrents are only used to distribute pirate software and kiddie porn anyway... come on?
- I wanted to just write "yes, that's exactly right. Only that content is shared via bittorrent" and leave for the sarcasm detectors to chew. Unfortunately, everyone on the internet are idiots and have no sense of sarcasm. For that reason I'm forced to state the obvious, bittorrent itself is a clever way of distributing large(ish) files. It's cheap and makes downloading faster.
Bollocks. It's 90 % pirate stuff. I forbid you from mentioning it in my forum because I'm an obese man from Cheshire and for that reason I know better.
- True. Then again, anyone capable of using google will find the sites and files anyway. I would understand if you only banned links that are explicitly pirate content. But you sir, as always, with your limited knowledge of anything, even manage to screw that simple guide line up by stating torrents are baaaaad and everyone should feel baaaaaaad.
Okay. TV shows at least are a good example of what we don't want on the internet, right?
- Alright Mr. Smartypants. Who do you think leaks those tv episodes on the internet before they are aired? Again, only publicity for the tv companies. I doubt they mind.
But it's still wrong to me and I know better!
- I'm sure you have a degree in computer science and software development...
Mein Gott :|