/weirz/ A term used by software pirates use to describe a
cracked game or application that is made available to the
Internet, usually via FTP or telnet, often the pirate
will make use of a site with lax security.
Software piracy is illegal and should be reported to the
Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
(1994-11-29)
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2003 Denis Howe
warez
/weirz/ n. 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.
cracked game or application that is made available to the
Internet, usually via FTP or telnet, often the pirate
will make use of a site with lax security.
Software piracy is illegal and should be reported to the
Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
(1994-11-29)
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2003 Denis Howe
warez
/weirz/ n. 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.