PSP破解组Noobz成员Fanjita谈降级的道德感问题

PSP破解组Noobz成员Fanjita谈降级的道德感问题

发布时间：2007-07-06

作者：Fanjita　翻译：TGBUS－鱼粉

　　那么，最近我们刚刚发布了v3.50 PSP降级程序。同时我也很有兴趣想知道在论坛上有多少会对“每次你发布降级程序，你都是在助长PSP盗版软件的泛滥”的观点发表评论。那也让不禁我思考：盗版泛滥真的是我的错吗？

　　经过一番深思，我很庆幸答案是：不，下面就是为什么答案是“不”。

　　通过自制软件在PSP上使用，我们把自由给了终端用户。他们可以选择如何使用这种自由。如果他们真的在意这个游戏平台，我希望他们能够负责任地使用这种“自由”，只用正版自制软件，至少也应该是使用他们自己的UMD备份。那些因为运行盗版软件导致机子出现问题的人最应该责怪的是他们自己。就好像如果你用枪杀了人，那绝对不是手枪制造商的错。你扣动了扳机，那罪犯应该是你. 换句话就是，你可以做某事并不意味你就应该去做。

　　当今社会似乎赋予个人的责任太少了—--我们总是能听到“我要我的权利”而不是“我要履行和权力同等的责任”。在我看来，这就是当今世界的弊病所在---拒绝为个人行为负责。

　　降级程序只是工具。我们提供降级程序因为我们崇尚个体自由也相信人都是有责任感的。人们都不想被花了他们钱的人象小孩子一样的对待。因此，你用它来做什么是你的选择。

　　那些用降级程序做坏事的人应该更加批判性的来看待自己，并且承认是他们的选择和行为损害了整个行业还有他们自己。

　　有意思的是，我发现那些对降级程序声讨声最大的一群人里，竟然有一部分公开承认他们自己都用盗版PSP游戏。就我看来，他们用这么做无非2个原因：

＊他们没有道德感，没有远离盗版的自控能力，尽管他们知道这严重损害了PSP的发展。他们是不是需要一个保姆看着他们好让他们别那么淘气？

＊还有一些精英论----有盗版对他们来说是件好事，但是如果人人都用盗版，那就谁也得不到好处了。只要他们能用，他们就高兴了，而且他们很热中于阻止其他人(尽管那些人有更好的动机)享受“自由PSP”的乐趣。

　　在我看来，这2种情况都是没有道理的。

　　此外，我还发现有人故意囤积《音乐方块》(Lumines)希望能引起缺货从而牟取暴利。更糟糕的是，我甚至还注意到有些Amazon上的第三方卖家已经意识到发生了什么，从而主动的取消之前的交易，然后再把游戏以高价挂到网上出售。

　　真替这些人感到羞耻。我们付出了大量的时间和心血努力使每个玩家都能随意使用自制软件，但是有一部分贪心的人总是妄图歪曲我们的好意，这些人让我感到非常厌恶。这可不能称作是集体主义精神，不是吗？

英文原文如下：

The morality of downgrading

So, we recently released the v3.50 PSP downgrader, and it was interesting to see how many people commented on forums etc, to the effect of "every time you release a downgrader, you're boosting piracy on the PSP". That got me thinking - is piracy my fault?

After a lot of soul searching, I'm satisfied that the answer is no. And here's why...

By opening up homebrew on PSPs, we're giving freedom to the end user. They can choose how they use that freedom. If they care about the platform, then I hope they'll use the freedom responsibly, and run only legitimate homebrew, or at worst, backups of their own UMDs. Those that choose to pirate have themselves to blame if the platform suffers. If you choose to shoot someone, it is not the fault of the gun manufacturer. If you pulled the trigger, then you committed the crime. In other words, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.

Modern society seems to place very little stock in individual responsibility - all we seem to hear about is "I want my rights", and not "I want to have the responsibility that goes with them". In my opinion, that's what's wrong with the world today - a refusal to take responsibility for our individual actions.

Downgraders are tools. We provide them because we believe in individual freedom and have faith that human beings can be responsible. We do not like being treated like children by those with whom we spend our money. So it's your choice what you do with it.

Everyone who uses the downgrader for bad should look at themselves critically, and accept that THEY ARE HURTING THE INDUSTRY. THEM,THEMSELVES, BY THEIR OWN CHOICES AND ACTIONS.

I find it interesting that some of the most vocal anti-downgrade protesters openly admit that they themselves pirate PSP games. As far as I can see, there are 2 possible reasons for this:

＊They don't have the moral backbone and self control to avoid piracy themselves, despite fully understanding that it is bad for the future of the PSP. Do they need a nanny to stop them from being naughty?

＊Some sort of elitism - piracy is fine for them, but if everyone gets to do it, then everyone suffers. So long as they can do it, they're happy, and they're keen to keep others (even those who have much better motives than them) from enjoying the benefits of an unlocked PSP.

Neither of these positions is defensible, in my opinion.

On a separate note, I've noticed a terrible trend for people who are stockpiling copies of Lumines, in order to profiteer from the shortage of stocks. Worse than that, I've even noticed that some 3rd party Amazon sellers have been actively cancelling orders placed before they realised what was going on, and relisting the game at massively inflated prices.

Well, shame on all those people. It disgusts me that we give our time and effort so that everyone can freely enjoy homebrew, just to see a greedy few attempting to screw others over. It's hardly community-spirited, now, is it?