Moebius patch (deprotection)

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From: Andy A. Lee
Date: Thu, 04 May 1989 22:57

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To everyone,

     When I read William Bumgarner's Moebius patch message, I was under
the impression that his main purpose is to deactivate the copy-protection.
Apparently I misunderstood the message and the main purpose of his patch.
My apoplogy to William Bumgarner.

     This copy-protection issue is two-fold.  Software consumers don't
like copy-protections because they are inconvient and causes all kinds of
problems.  On the other hand, software publishers loose significant
portion of sales due to piracy, therefore they employ copy-protection
to limit the extend of lost; there appears to be no other solution.

     I am sure William Bumgarner's patch is wonderful for Macintosh Plus
owners.  However, now everyone can get a copy of Moebius from a friend
that owns Moebius instead of buying it.  And don't try to tell me that
all Moebius owners are law abiding citizens...

Andy A. Lee
al1f@andrew.cmu.edu

Disclaimer: This message expresses only my personal views.

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From: al1f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Andy A. Lee)
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Subject: Moebius patch (deprotection)
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Date: 4 May 89 22:57:03 GMT
Organization: Class of '91, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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