Thread: Questionable Programs, are they Warez or Not?
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Old 08-21-2008, 12:56 PM
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Re: Questionable Programs, are they Warez or Not?
I don't know how to word this correctly.

The software itself is not warez. The illegal part is the key generator or the crack to make it so that you don't need to purchase the software.

Asking for warez is an instant ban.

From Urbandictionary.com: WAREZ a term used by software pirates use to describe a cracked game or application that is made available over the Internet, usually via FTP/IRC/P2P, often the pirate will make use of a site with lax security. Widely used in cracker subcultures to denote cracked version of commercial software, that is versions from which copy-protection has been stripped. Hackers recognize this term but don't use it themselves. The WAREZ mentality discussed in this article connotes the mindset of the hackers/crackers who make this copyrighted media available.
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