More details about the Half-Life 2 code theft

Originally posted in http://geek.techrepublic.com/

More details about the code theft of Half-Life 2...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1260989,00.html

I have to tip my hat to both the FBI and the small group from the gaming community that "took it upon itself to unmask the [culprits]".

In my younger days, I was guilty of software piracy and playing cracked games. I was young, dumb, and prepubescent. But even then, this form of software piracy never would have crossed my mind.