Chris Tresco interview at slashdot!

**paulista** · 4th October 2002

The interview happened about 2 weeks ago, and today the answers were posted. Reading it right now and it seems *very* interesting...

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/04/144217

(Wondering if they will get slashdoted for this

**aiyo** · 5th October 2002

man they wouldnt send my question to him..
"Do you have Visual Studio .NET?" **
=/

**this is a joke for you retarded people, dont ban me for requesting =)

**DoktaDos** · 5th October 2002

his answers make sense - perfectly. i'm sure many old sceners can attest to his views.

i for my part have always focused on the technical part, network, security, new techniques and such. others are speedfreaks and some code like demigods and put it to use fighting copy-protections.

all seem to have one in common: we like the communitity (allthough we realize the strange nature and the dangers that are inherent). it's not easy to quit.

and we don't do anything wrong, don't we?

**BuBBeN** · 5th October 2002

very interesting to read that and hear him confirm things about the scene i always kinda knew but never could prove when argying with countless retards online

**thebeholder** · 5th October 2002

very interesting article and very interesting comments as usual on /.

**Geminis** · 7th October 2002

lets quit the scene .. everyone heh

**The0ne** · 10th October 2002

this is what happens when the government don't focus on the right things... ie. terrorists instead of warez.. its not like we are killing people every day with warez. heh.

**Buffeln** · 20th October 2002

Originally posted by The0ne
its not like we are killing people every day with warez.

... Well, actually...

**pyrrhic** · 20th October 2002

If I had to do it over again, I would absolutely not get involved with the scene. The scene is technically organized crime... that is it. Mobsters have friends too, but would you want to go to prison for what you and your fellow comrades are doing on the net? Isn't it better to pay for the occasional piece of software you might want than to pay with 33 months in federal prison?

You will get caught sooner or later if you continue doing what you are doing. My advice to you is to get out while you still can. Any precautions you take are easily circumvented.

Best damn advice I've read online in the past six months.