warez d00dz /weirz doodz/ n.
A substantial subculture of crackers refer to themselves as `warez d00dz';
there is evidently some connection with B1FF here. As `Ozone Pilot', one former warez
d00d, wrote:
Warez d00dz get illegal copies of copyrighted
software. If it has copy protection on it, they break the
protection so the software can be copied. Then they distribute it
around the world via several gateways. Warez d00dz form badass
group names like RAZOR and the like. They put up boards that
distribute the latest ware, or pirate program. The whole point of
the Warez sub-culture is to get the pirate program released and
distributed before any other group. I know, I know. But don't
ask, and it won't hurt as much. This is how they prove their
poweress [sic]. It gives them the right to say, "I released
King's Quest IVXIX before you so obviously my testicles are
larger." Again don't ask...
The studly thing to do if one is a warez d00d, it appears, is
emit `0-day warez', that is copies of commercial software copied
and cracked on the same day as its retail release. Warez d00ds
also hoard software in a big way, collecting untold megabytes of
arcade-style games, pornographic JPGs, and applications they'll
never use onto their hard disks. As Ozone Pilot acutely
observes:
[BELONG] is the only word you will need to know.
Warez d00dz want to belong. They have been shunned by everyone,
and thus turn to cyberspace for acceptance. That is why they
always start groups like TGW, FLT, USA and the like. Structure
makes them happy. [...] Warez d00dz will never have a handle like
"Pink Daisy" because warez d00dz are insecure. Only someone who
is very secure with a good dose of self-esteem can stand up to
the cries of fag and girlie-man. More likely you will find warez
d00dz with handles like: Doctor Death, Deranged Lunatic,
Hellraiser, Mad Prince, Dreamdevil, The Unknown, Renegade
Chemist, Terminator, and Twin Turbo. They like to sound badass
when they can hide behind their terminals. More likely, if you
were given a sample of 100 people, the person whose handle is
Hellraiser is the last person you'd associate with the
name.
The contrast with Internet hackers is stark and instructive.
See cracker, wannabee, handle, elite,
courier, leech; compare weenie, spod.