<rant mode on>
Kenneth, you wrote:
> Erm, in this case,
>
> 1. The hack has been pretty public knowledge
The fact that lots of people know about it does not, in any way, infer that
is either legally, ethically or morally ok to use it.
> 2. There is only one alternative to LookOut, and that's
> not cheap or even
> reliable (I keep getting error 1006 synching contacts)
I sympathize with you and your position. Wants and needs, however, do not
give a person the right to steal, which, whether you want to admit it or
not, is what you are doing.
> 3. Seamless has not made any attempt to contact any of us
> who almost NEED
> the software. For those of you NOT using MS Exchange server
> in the office,
> it's hard to emphasize. Same for those who don't sync. Easy
> to talk when
> you're out of the picture. My office uses Exchange server for
> workgroup
> collaboration and it syncs well with my Palm, which is a
> PRIMARY reason why
> I bought the Palm in the first place. By alienating people
> who need to sync
> with Exchange, people who condemn hacks in such circumstances
> are basically
> encouraging Newton owners who have NO RECOURSE to go out and
> SWITCH TO PALM.
If Seamless software has gone out of business or has otherwise left the
planet then you are SOL.
Sorry if you feel alienated but HACKING IS WRONG...PERIOD.
You have already found a solution to your sync problem by buying a PALM.;-)
If you take the position that condemning hacks is tantamount to forcing a
platform shift, then you have taken melodrama to a whole new level!
I will totally and vehemently oppose software hacking in ALL forms, even if
on the surface it appears to be for the common good. The slope is slippery
and not easy to get off once you are on it.
We must all see that the dividing line is sharp and doesn't get blurred.
> 4. Hacks are more wrong if the company is still in
> business. But this
> company is OUT OF BUSINESS. Frankly, I'd have gone on using the hacked
> lookout until I learn from any of the active Newton sites or
> this mailing
> list that Seamless handles registration again. Otherwise, I'd
> have switched
> to my Palm. For good.
"Hacks are more wrong...??" How can they be more wrong? They are, by
definition, a wrongful act to start with!
Out of business does not mean "here take this software and steal it"!
I suggest that you closely examine your ethical boundaries.
It is, of course, your decision to use pirated software. You are not,
however,
justified in doing so.
Let you conscience be your guide :-)
David Humphreys
PCB Designer
Purchaser of ALL my software
http:/david.humphreys@honeywell.com
<rant mode off>
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