FAQ (Frequently asked Questions)

What kind of creation/building/element/organisation is the SCENE?
 

                            
Cracking Scene

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Members of the cracking scene try to get games or tools as fast as possible, remove the copy-protection and release it. Now everybody can that program for free without buying it. Yes, this is illegal and many people dislike their work because it doesnīt make the games companyīs life easy. Lots of people from inside and outside the scene said that the Amiga market was also mainly destroyed by the crackers. Can`t say if that`s true or not, but itīs a fact that many people gave up producing Amiga programs because they didnīt get enough income for all their work. On the pc the number of games/tools/utilities developing is so fast that the scene groups canīt release everything at the same time. With about 300-400 Megabytes of stuff beeing spread daily worldwide, nobody is able to have a look at every single file that comes out. [...] Additionally, for nearly everybody in the scene, itīs important to have an own handle. Crackers from the past introduced this because it was too dangerous for them to use their real names...