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right. I think that was the parent's point. There is a bit of a double standard. You aren't allowed to link to a torrent of some software that's posted to hn. B
by geokon 5y ago
right. I think that was the parent's point. There is a bit of a double standard. You aren't allowed to link to a torrent of some software that's posted to hn. But if it's someone's writing then it's whatever. I'd personally lean more towards allowing torrents :)
- tshaddox 5y agoI'd lean that way too, but I think that difference in standard is more about legality than philosophy. While archiving articles or using paywall workarounds might have some legal gray areas, it seems to be fairly well accepted. Distributing pirated commercial software, on the other hand, is pretty widely accepted to be illegal copyright infringement. There are cases even with software where it's not so clear: for example, there is some acceptance of distributing "pirated" software that is old, unsupported, and/or no longer for sale (often called "abandonware").