From: bogey@anonymous <bogey@anonymous>
Subject: Please keep this email anonymous, dont want anyone know I wrote this text
Date: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 10:40 PM

-= IRC Warez for newbies =-
By: the_bogey

Disclaimer:

This document is intended for information purposes only. I only wish to educate people about computer security risks. Nothing is safe as long as stupid people are breeding. This is just another website on the Internet along with the other thousands that offer information. This is for educational purposes only, yada, yada, yada. Don’t try any of this shit cuz it is illegal.


Introduction:

I’m writing this text because I feel there is no good text’s out on the internet on Warez, what it means, and trading. I feel that if you ever download any warez and you like it, that you should buy it to support the company. In this text I will be covering group fundamentals, different types of groups, trading on ftp's, trading on shells, what warez is, what warez is all about, why do ppl do warez, and other things.



Contents:

I. Warez
1. What is warez?
2. What is warez all about?
3. Why do people do warez? 
4. What is a warez package?
5. What tools will I need?
6. 10 commandments of warez.

II. Groups
1. Why be in a group?
2. Why are there groups?
3. Group fundamentals.
4. Group types.

III. Other
1. How has the IRC scene changed?
2. Was there always warez?
3. What is this I hear about sneaker net?
4. Is warez illegal?
5. How did the IRC scene start?
6. What else should I know?








-=Warez=-

1. What is warez?

Warez is a  program and/or game that has been cracked. Whether it is to cut the time trial, the nag screen, making key generators to make your own serial numbers, or simply by-passing all protection of the program. Usually, a person will go to the store and buy the program (or download off of the internet) and use a disassembler, hex editor, or many other tools to remove the protection so that as many people that can download it can use it with full benefits and not having to pay for it. In other words, totally free software that would otherwise be cheap if not for the profiteering gluttons. (Quote from "The Mentor")

2. What is warez all about?

Warez is essentially all about free. Keeping the warez free is the core concept of "Warez". Its about comrades, friends, and family "hooking" each other up with free stuff. It’s about helping people that are less fortunate than us. It’s about helping those who are in need. It’s about the end user. It’s about many things. It provides you a way to make friends, have a good time, break a few rules, and live a better life.

3. Why do people do warez?

Most people are in warez because they don’t like paying 60 bucks for a game that they will beat over night and never use again. Others do it because companies price their software for businesses and forget about the end users. Why would you pay 699 bucks just to make yourself a homepage? Why would you pay 60 bucks for a game that sucks and you can't return? Others do it to provide them a way to make friends and finally be in the "in" crowd.

4. What is a warez package?

A warez package is essiently a way for the group to make their programs downloadable, provide you with information, and let you use it with relative ease.

A warez is package is this. Its the program rar'ed and zipped with their nfo and crack. Usually a group will rar the program into disks, then you pkzip to zip up the rars with their nfo's to keep sites and other groups from clogging their release with their nfo's and things. Most packages are made for windows users, being the largest group of warez users, and others make will occasionally do mac and linux warez. You will know.

5. What tools will I need to download and use warez?

1. You need a computer. (duh :P)
2. Winzip is the most popular (http://www.winzip.com), you can use pkzip (harder to use, but found at http://www.pkware.com)
3. Winrar again is the most popular (http://www.download.com (you have to search for it))
4. A text or ASCII editor. (Notepad is good for reading nfo's)

First, You want to use Winzip to unzip each file or disk. Second, you use Winrar to unrar all the disks that came from the zips. (kinda redundant). Third, use notepad to read all the nfo's to learn about the program, how to install, how to use the crack if needed, and learn about the company that originally made the program.

6. 10 commandments of warez

I. Never narc on your friends or other warez headz.
II. Never rip someone on a trade.
III. Never under any circumstances give out your sites.
IV. Don’t be greedy with j00r juarez.
V. Stand by your ethics.
VI. Don't hate other groups.
VII. Don’t hate other warez headz.
VIII. Always keep your warez free; never sell it to anyone for money.
IX (or VIIII). Don’t let it become you against the scene.
X. No one can ever decide what is warez and what isn’t warez.


-=Groups=-

1. Why be in a group?

Well, the most obvious reason to being in a group is more access to warez. Contribute and thou will surely get more.  You get more sites, more warez, friends, and an outlook on life. 

2. Why are there groups?

Well, there is safety in numbers. Not only that, there is more ppl to contribute to each other. If you get a group of people together, that all work toward the common goal, you can get there faster. You have more resources, and most of all, there is more warez for everyone!

3. Group fundamentals.

Well, I don’t know where to start on this one really. I will try my best.
Normally a few ppl that know each other get this idea that they want to do warez together. So they come up with a name, a channel, and themselves. Well, they all want to get warez and try to get each other warez, and get a name for themselves. (I’m sure you have heard of madcircle, class, and razor) They want to make sure that they keep the warez free, and follow the ten commandants of warez if you will.

Note: There are a few groups out there that are so full of hate, all they want to do is release and crush those that they don’t like. We will call these evil ppl, "ego headz"

4. Group types

There are basically 3 types of groups.

A. Release groups.
They exist solely to get software, crack it, and release their programs so everyone can use them. 

B. Couriering Groups.
They exist solely to courier warez between the groups site, move it around so everyone and more people can have it. (The best kind of group)

C. Release and Courier groups.
These groups usually do not last long.  It is just very hard to do both.

Note: I did not go into groups in depth because I believe that no one outside the scene should really know how groups operate, unless your in the group, then you wouldn’t be reading this :)

-=Other=-

1. How has the scene changed?

Well the IRC scene has changed a lot since its conception. There was one group out there in cyberspace that had this fairy dream about starting a warez group called "MadCircle". Where we believed everyone should have warez, there was no good groups, and that we all knew each other, even if we never met. Just like the mentor said. Well, with out pub ftp's, Usenet couriering, and xdcc bots. Also, the burst of young ppl into IRC. Created what the evil of warez is today. It used to be about what you had what you can get, and whom you can give it to. Now it is about egos, who you know, what race and country you’re from, everyone is lamer if they can only courier. It’s definitely not the same. 
Madcircle brought the warez to IRC. Starting a whole new scene then that from bbs's and aol (eek). Warez became plentiful. Some places where no matter what you did you belong. You could be in any group you want. 

Now if you don’t supply something valuable, or if you don’t know someone, or if you cant crack you can barely make it in the IRC scene. I wish the best of luck to you and all those that try. Just remember the commandments.

2. Was there always warez?

Yes, warez was first invented on the very first program that came out that could be used on more than one computer. It all started when that first guy gave his buddy the program to use for free. Probably around 1975.

3. What is this I hear about sneaker net?

Sneaker net is essiently this. You buy a game and install it on your computer and use it. Then you walk over to your friend’s house to install it on his computer and use it :P. Thus the sneaker net.

4. Is warez illegal?

In the United States warez is very illegal and punishable severely. http://www.spa.org for all your questions.

5. How did the IRC Scene start?

Well to my memory there were essiently about 4 groups. Madcircle, Vortex, MatchBox Couriers, and one other. Madcircle was really the first group to kick off the IRC scene. However, there were many other groups operating on the bbs's.

6. What else do I need to know?

Well, know that warez is free. Should always be kept free. No one should ever decide what is warez and what isn’t warez. Warez isn’t about knowing who you are and what you are. Its about getting the program that you want for free. 

I'm sorry I’m not the greatest writer in the world. I have tried my best. I hope someone learns something from what I have written. Hopefully others will follow and better writers will write better texts.

Props: Korn, Lynch, Base, Robinhood, TORO, Ironfist, Toxic, Sputnikc, binary101 (wherever you are, please contact me), and Nock.

Ill never forget you guys, and you know who you are, thanks for everything.


Please don’t do warez, it is illegal, sad, and you should buy the program if you like it.

- the_bogey