Klarinet Archive - Posting 000278.txt from 2006/09

From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stephen.c.moore@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] my apologies
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:37:06 -0400

It's too bad that the open source community STILL does not have good
GUI-based music notation software. I would be interested in
contributing to it, but I don't think I have the skills to start up
such a daunting project myself...

On 9/25/06, GrabnerWG@-----.com> wrote:
> In a message dated 9/24/2006 2:48:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> clarinets21@-----.com writes:
> My apologies for asking for serial numbers. I just did not think about
> others wanting to upgrade.>>
>
> The real issue is not about other people wanting to upgrade. The problem
> with trying to pass off someone else's serial number as yours, is that it is a
> crime. It is called software piracy. Software piracy is a form of theft, just
> as real as shop lifting.
>
> I don't always agree with the policies of software companies. It irks me,
> sometimes, to pay over and over for updates to Finale.
>
> However, I do know that "upgrades" fund new development, bug fixes,
> adaptation to operating system changes, etc. Software companies never live off just
> the initial purchase price.
>
> Walter Grabner
>
>
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