'THE phrase "software pirate" conjures up images of foreign sweatshops mass-copying software or hackers swapping files.'
Dammit, why, as soon as there's a hint of illegality or piracy, do journalists have to start describing the culprits as "Hackers"? Hacker should be a respectable word for the die-hard computer enthusiast. Would the reporters in question like it if the computing community suddenly, and en masse, started calling them "lying gits" instead?
> I'm afraid you're wrong. Oxford University (and Cambridge, and Harvard etc.) is unbelivable rich. This is common knowledge in the UK.
That's irrelevant. While the combined wealth of the colleges may be considerable, currently the colleges do not make any contribution to OUCS. OUCS is run entirely by university central funds, with the same budget as any other UK university.
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From the article in question:
'THE phrase "software pirate" conjures up images of foreign sweatshops mass-copying software or hackers swapping files.'
Dammit, why, as soon as there's a hint of illegality or piracy, do journalists have to start describing the culprits as "Hackers"?
Hacker should be a respectable word for the die-hard computer enthusiast. Would the reporters in question like it if the computing community suddenly, and en masse, started calling them "lying gits" instead?
> I'm afraid you're wrong. Oxford University (and Cambridge, and Harvard etc.) is unbelivable rich. This is common knowledge in the UK.
That's irrelevant. While the combined wealth of the colleges may be considerable, currently the colleges do not make any contribution to OUCS. OUCS is run entirely by university central funds, with the same budget as any other UK university.