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Talk To a Convicted Warez Guy

Posted by Roblimo on from the don't-do-the-crime-if-you-can't-do-the-time dept.

Chris Tresco is one of those evil "software pirates" cybermoms warn you about. He was a sysadmin at MIT, and also a member of "the secretive Internet software trading ring known as 'DrinkOrDie'" who got caught by the DoJ's Operation Buccaneer, got convicted, and was sentenced to 33 months in prison on August 16. Chris has a little time left on the outside before he goes away and has agreed to spend some of it answering your questions, so ask away. (Usual Slashdot interview rules.)

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  1. Swapping things with your inmates by Subcarrier · · Score: 5, Funny

    In prison you will have to barter for every little luxury. Having something of value to trade can be a matter of life and death.

    Do you think your experience with swapping things will help you fit in?

    What are your strongest assets on the prison market place?

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    "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush