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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. i'd much rather... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...hear his opinion of michael simms

  2. First Warez by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  3. CmdrTaco by briglass · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When I first read this I misread Chris Tresco for CmdrTaco.

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    1. Re:CmdrTaco by jackb_guppy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      So did I.

    2. Re:CmdrTaco by JazerWonkie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Don't worry the DoJ will be on you soon enough. I'm sure you've still got a copied program, or a rouge mp3 rolling around somewere in your hard drive.

      (just a joke, please don't mod me down I can't afford it!!)

    3. Re:CmdrTaco by briglass · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Oh dear, then I misread my own post as a post by CmdrTaco. He's taking over my brain.

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    4. Re:CmdrTaco by JazerWonkie · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      You Stole Taco's identity!...Or maybe I should just read everything before I post.

    5. Re:CmdrTaco by tenman · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      Holy Crap!!! I just misread how you misread the whole thing about you misread that thing about CmdrTaco. Wow, where will this ever end?

    6. Re:CmdrTaco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I just called John Ashcroft at 1-888-USA-TIPS and reported him. He should be expecting both the RIAA, MPAA, BSA and the NSA to be pounding on his door real soon now! God bless the United Corporations of America! Or ELSE!

  4. Oh, I can't resist... by Apostata · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    What do you think about Linux on the desktop?

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  5. Re:Tresco's Handle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent up! I am curious too.