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From: pezen@elin.bula.se (Johan Pettersson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: RE: games & multitasking
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Date: 6 Jun 90 20:01:29 GMT
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In article <398658@neabbs.UUCP> rrs@neabbs.UUCP (RONALD VAN EIJCK) writes:
>After reading so much messages about Games vs Multitasking here's my opinion.
[Lotsa stuff deleted]
>
>Copy protection:
> Don't use diskbased copyprotection:
> 1: I really want to have a backup of the programm's I buy.
> 2: Some hacker will write a copy program.
> 3: You can make copies so someone else can.
>
> I am using dongle protection for my programs, the advantages are:
> 1: People can make backups.
> 2: It's impossible to use two copies of the program at the same time
> 3: It's more difficult to break hardware.
> 4: If someone breaks the hardware only a limited number of copies will be made
> The only disadvantage is that if a lot of programs use them the users get mad.

I guess the subject dongles been up before but one question sure needs to be
repeated: What happens when you want to run several programs which ALL uses
dongle-protection?

Possible answer: You don't.

My opinion is that the best way to protect a program is through the manual.
Either my making it so goddam good that noone can do without it. (Or make
your program so complex that noone can use the program without it. :-) )
The simplest way is to use the "word-in-the-manual"-thing. It works!
(Sure, people can copy the manuals but most people won't bother or don't have
that possibility.)
Such programs CAN be cracked and copied but isn't that better than software
that cracks up your drives, itself or you?

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