Yes Stijn, but how does that explain humanity's basic concept of right and wrong (and don't bother to tell me it doesn't exist, because we both know what an outrageous lie that is.)?
But we digress.
Back on Track...
I think a few people did say this, that JJ2 is hard to procure. Well, I bought my copy in 2005 on eBay for twenty or thirty bucks, so don't go around saying it's too hard to get. (I will concede, though, that I had to do some digging before I found it.)
As for JJ1, I found a version for DOSbox that works pretty well, so they do exist. Can't remember the link to it, though. Probably better that way.
I agree with Haze or whoever said it that the game would grow much more popular if it could be procured more easily. However, giving it away ourselves would only make this problem worse. Not only would legal action swamp J2O, but it would discredit the high decency standard this esteemed site has maintained. What's next? Warez Starcraft?
I think one should only have to resort to free copies if the original is
A: either too hard to find or else unavailable, or
B: it's beyond reason to. . .No, that's pretty much it.
The bottom line, I guess, is that if you want the game badly enough, get it the right way and do your best to avoid getting a free copy.
The only reason I have a free copy is because Epic was supposed to send me a copy of Jazz 1 with my copy of Jazz 2 (Which I DID come by honestly), and they didn't. I wasn't able to reach them to ask them to send a copy of it, so I was kinda cheated. But that's a special case. I suppose.
Before I upload this comment (no pun intended), I want to take a moment to thank the admins and officiators of J2O and the JCF for the fantabulous and amazing job they have done in maintaining this site's integrity and making it a genuinely fun place to be. Hats off to you!