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Pity, really. (lemmy.ml)
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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 23 points 3 months ago

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." 🤔

[-] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

I don't think either answer is wrong.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] UntitledQuitting@reddthat.com 10 points 3 months ago

Software and hardware are both wares aka goods or services that are for sale. Merchants deal in wares. Pirates deal in warez.

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