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In article <1992Aug1.191738.5701@metrosoft.com> gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van  
Huizen) writes:
> 
> Speaking as a company that is reluctantly considering copy-protecting one  
> of our products, I'd like to know if end-users find any of the current  
> schemes truly acceptable. We've been weighing the pros and cons of  
> registering to a username or machine ID. Neither seens completely  
> acceptable to us. 
> 
> What do you folks think?

i've always felt that the only acceptable form of protection is a floating  
network license.  we should be able to buy a license for 5 simultaneous users  
for an app, and have it available on all machines to all users.  if it becomes  
popular enough that a 5-user license is insufficient, we'll buy more (or  
perhaps an unlimited site-license).

licensing schemes that are restricted based on username or hostid are  
intolerable.

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dan crimmins
djc@fnbc.com