Patching Idea

[mikenune]

Originally Posted by UncleFester

Look Kiddo. I'm 43 years old. Before you were born I was fighting legal battles over my business (real estate), so I know a little bit about the situation.

The patch files are files already given to us. There is nothing morally wrong about holding those patched files since the person who was going to use those files MUST already have paid for the full install to even have any use for them.

And as far as banning, go ahead, you'll just lose a supporter and contributor who has been halping this project for years.

Fester

So what? They're still EQ game files and, as such, the property of SoE and Verant.

The thing you're so blatantly ignoring is that you, in fact, DIDN'T get those files for free. You payed for them when you bought the EQ CDs.

But let's ignore that fact for a second. In fact, let's use an example like MySQL which DOES give their software away for free.

What do you think MySQL Inc. would do if you were providing their software without their permission?

You're still attempting to privide software and program files created and actively supported by another company WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. That's still illegal no matter how you try to justify it to yourself.

And, while we're on the subject of legal battles, I also would like to point out that intellectual property (like software) is completely different than physical property (like real estate). I, as someone who manages data warehousing for a fast food chain, can guarantee that I am significantly more qualified to talk about the legalities of software distribution than you are. Just like you are, without a doubt, more qualified to talk about the legal aspects of your job.

Oh, one last thing. Don't call me "kiddo," old man.