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3 total messages Started by Jonas Heyman Mon, 08 Jan 1990 23:22

#54

Author: Jonas Heyman
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1990 23:22

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Hello,

How do I copy protect ibm pc exe,com files.
I've compiled a Dbase application and I don't
won't people to make copys of it.
What are the solutions ?

Sincerley Jonas

jonas@lkbpyr.lkb.se

Re: copy protect

#55

Author: D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 1990 20:32

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In article <399@lkbpyr.UUCP> jonas@lkbpyr.UUCP (Jonas Heyman) writes:
>Hello,
>
>How do I copy protect ibm pc exe,com files.
>I've compiled a Dbase application and I don't
>won't people to make copys of it.
>What are the solutions ?
>
>Sincerley Jonas
>
>jonas@lkbpyr.lkb.se

Gather up all copies and set fire to them.  No one will ever copy them 
after that and the world will be spared from yet another copy protected
program.  

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Re: copy protect

#56

Author: Jeff Beardsley
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1990 19:38

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How do you copy protect?:  YOU DO NOT!

Sure it is possible to copy protect, through various unsavory means, but
as already discussed in the ancient past (2-3 years ago), even the most
vile offenders, (Lotus Corp., and Ashton Tate) have stopped for the most
part.

One different possibility is to allow users to copy to their hearts
content, and have changing passwords or a codebook, etc, so that only
the buyer (hypothetically) can use it.  Still, if you would like the 
software user to respect you as a software author/distributor, don't
even do this, just let them use it.

-- 
----- <Jeff Beardsley> --------------------- <jbeard@dept.csci.unt.edu> -----
Any similarity between my opinions and the opinion of any other person, 
living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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