Jan 18, 2007
「不非法」的選擇
教會肢體問我可以怎樣在弟兄姊妹中間提及翻版，非法下載的問題。
坦白說，我也不知可以用甚麼方法鼓勵他們不要如此作，因為每當討論這個題目的時候，沒有人會有耐性和興趣拿出厚厚的法例來讀。而就算讀了，我們也有太多的「似是而非」、 「似非而是」的原因為我們的行為護航。我們有太多的「我知不對…但是」去合理化一切。
在這裡我只想提出另一個出路（至少是電腦軟件的出路）：那是open-source的出路。之前我們會說，幾百元幾千元的軟件實在貴得不可理喻，但現在，絕大部份的電腦軟件類型中，已經出現不少免費的另類選擇，而功能上是真的和收費那些大同小異。好像之前Anson向我們介紹過的那些。
Software for Starving Students is a free collection of programs organized for students (but available to anyone). We’ve gathered a list of best-in-class programs onto one CD (one disc for OS X, one for Windows), including a fully-featured office suite, a cutting-edge web browser, multi-media packages, academic tools, utilities and more.
至少，從此我們不再可以說我們沒有「不非法」的選擇。
Filed by edmund at 12.53 pm under Culture,Tech |
3 Comments
契女
Thank you for your comment and suggestion.
In my opinion, I think we have the intelligence to distinguish right or wrong because we are His children and the Holy Spirit is with us. For this reason, we should have no excuse to cover….but if this is not the case, may God give us wisdom to wisdom to see His righteousness and know how to respond in our daily life.
Jan 19th, 2007
Anson
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I dug up some sharing I wrote back in 2002 about piracy. Stopping pirating habits and essentially deleting (or throwing away) all past pirated stuff is such a liberating experience, i.e. to be able to have a good conscience in front of God.
Jan 19th, 2007
edmund
I think the problem is not whether we know or not, but we “want to” know or not. I doubt if there are anyone out there that do not feel such action is at least questionable; but many would have stand up and try to defend their acts with all sorts of reasons to make the acts legitimate.
Such responses make discussions and suggestions next to impossible.
Jan 19th, 2007
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