▲ 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
[–] 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
