The Lamahs Guide to Pirating Software on the Internet

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The Lamahs-Guide to Pirating Software on the Internet

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Disclaimer:

You have the right to remain... d0h fuck that shit I hate legalities.

talk to my lawyer about that. I am not here to tell you what to do and

not do. Drugs should be legalized.. I don't agree that piracy should be

legalized. It is illegal. Some people just like to steal, rip, cheat,

etc, and some people can't afford to better their pc-experience without

pirating. Its your moral choice to do what you want. I couldnt give a fuck.

What I am against, is use of pirated software in business. Business's can

afford to buy their software. I sell software (to businesses) and I would

be pissed if everyone ripped my software. So like buy shit you really like.

99% of the warez coming out suck. The first game i've bought in 10 years

was Wing Commander III. Its pretty kewl and impossible to copy so I bought

it. Havent really played it much yet, but it looks cool.

Contents:

This file is a beginners' primer on leeching pirated software off the

internet.

Part I: What is Warez?:

Warez is a simple, easier to understand term in the most legale form.

FUCKING PIRATED ILLEGALLY DISTRIBUTED SOFTWARE. But since most people pirate

at one point or another, and the Surgeon General has now come out with a

statement that at least 90% of all 4th graders with computers have pirated

software, Im thinking its a pretty commonly understood term. If you have

a problem with Piracy, don't do it. Don't hang around those who do it. Don't

smoke pot. Don't eat chicken fried rice with curry chicken. Yummm. brb

Anyways. Warez is typically a copy of a game/utility, PKzip'ed by diskette,

ready to unzip (see pkunzip) on to your computer to play/use/abuse/etc.

Any software imaginable is available on the internet. More specifically,

most of the time you can find the LATEST games/utils/etc. Older stuff is

harder to come by unless you know someone with a big stash of warez or who

will restore it off tape and upload it to you.

OK, I understand what Warez is now. Now

what?:

Simple dude, there are many ways to get warez. Traditionally the dialup

BBS, your BUDDY, taking them form work have always worked. But the

anonyminity is little and the slow-ness factor in getting such warez is

usually much slower than the net.

Irc:

This is probably the most popular method of trading warez on the efNET.

load up irc on your unix box, WS_IRC on your windows, or whatever else

you use. Point it tothe EFNET (standard net, try irc.uoknor.edu or

irc.coloradu.edu). Fire up the program. Pick a decent nick name. I'd avoid

faggie, lame nicks like "pir8, 3l33t, WareZtR8Dr", be a little more

sophisticated and creative than opening up a copy of the "Hackers Crackdown"

to pick a nickname.

A good nick will go a long ways, A bad nick will get your ragged and flamed

and kicked in no time. Remember use CASE CORRECTLY. I hate fuqurs that don't

know when to shift and not. They should all burn in fucking hell with their

fingers stuck in the hot oil of a fry-daddy. Dumbasses.

So you /Nick YOURNICK and you ready to rip up the warez channels.

As of this writing i'll tell you where everyone hangs and how to find them

on EFNET.

The first command:/list *ware*

will list all public warez channels, Most of these are real lame and a good

place to begin. Obviously if theres only one person in that channel, you

need to skip it. You aren't gonna be tradin with your self now are you?

Try these /join's in this order to find yourself the best channel. Don't

be suprised if you get kicked on join. Most people don't take to newcomers

that quick!

/join #warez