▲ 495 ▼ Pity, really. (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by Maerman@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 23 points 2 years ago (3 children) I remember when the go-to search term was "warez." I still don't know if that was supposed to be pronounced like "wares" or "war-ehz." 🤔 permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago My dad pronounced it war-easy. Some time later I played Morrowind and, well... "Khajit has warez if you have coin" permalink fedilink source parent [–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think either answer is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always thought it was warez as in "wears". My understanding is it was short for "softwares" or something. Take the end, add a dash of 1337sp34k and you get warez. Maybe I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago Software and hardware are both wares aka goods or services that are for sale. Merchants deal in wares. Pirates deal in warez. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social -1 points 2 years ago Except that softwares and hardwares probably came out of the word "wares". permalink fedilink source parent [–] ghashul@feddit.dk 1 point 2 years ago My native language isn't English, so for me as a teen back then it was definitely the second option. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago My dad pronounced it war-easy. Some time later I played Morrowind and, well... "Khajit has warez if you have coin" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think either answer is wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always thought it was warez as in "wears". My understanding is it was short for "softwares" or something. Take the end, add a dash of 1337sp34k and you get warez. Maybe I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago Software and hardware are both wares aka goods or services that are for sale. Merchants deal in wares. Pirates deal in warez. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social -1 points 2 years ago Except that softwares and hardwares probably came out of the word "wares". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) I always thought it was warez as in "wears". My understanding is it was short for "softwares" or something. Take the end, add a dash of 1337sp34k and you get warez. Maybe I'm wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago Software and hardware are both wares aka goods or services that are for sale. Merchants deal in wares. Pirates deal in warez. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social -1 points 2 years ago Except that softwares and hardwares probably came out of the word "wares". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago Software and hardware are both wares aka goods or services that are for sale. Merchants deal in wares. Pirates deal in warez. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social -1 points 2 years ago Except that softwares and hardwares probably came out of the word "wares". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ghashul@feddit.dk 1 point 2 years ago My native language isn't English, so for me as a teen back then it was definitely the second option. permalink fedilink source parent
