Re: warez
| From: | Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 21, 2001, 18:23 |
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On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, John Cowan wrote:
> Matthew Kehrt wrote:
>
> > I should point out that the word is probably a typical plural 's' -> 'z'
> > corruption of 'wares', that is, things for sale.
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>
> I think not, at least not directly. Its primary etymology is
> "software", re-construed as a count noun rather than a mass noun.
> Warez d00ds typically don't *sell* warez anyway.
>
What a useless occupation, I've always thought. But then I've always
operated on the principle of the barter system, I'll do something for
someone if I get something in return. Exchange of information like this
list also falls into this =)
-------ferko
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