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Give Me A Break
Authored by: wtbates on Feb 18, '02 12:44:41AM

Brak,

I don't want to get on your case too much, but c'mon. If you seriously believe what you wrote, then you have a lot to learn about life. Four comments, then I will get off of my soapbox:

1. There wil ALWAYS be a way to get around this problem .

2. Did you think that this was a big secret to anyone?

3. Copy protection is a big problem for software companies (and I work for one). Most companies realize that requiring the CD to stay in the drive is not a good or reliable means of copy protection and do not seriously think that it will deter thieves, so not much R&D will go into improving this particular method.

3. Beyond theft, there is a real need for this for honest folk who want to do this with their own software. They are not trying to be devious. Software companies also understand this (of course the next question to ask is, "Then why do they require the CD in the drive after a full installation of the product?" This is usually answered by the phrase, "...but we have always done it that way.")

Bottom line, I would not worry about this kind of post ruining it for us all. This is especially important to know for those out there that may have something else to share, but may be afraid of "the man" learnng our "secrets."

WB



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