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From: friedl@mtndew.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: SCO-ISC Serial Numbers
Message-ID: <466@mtndew.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 90 14:40:52 GMT
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In article <8107@scorn.sco.COM>, rogerk@sco.COM (Roger Knopf 5502) writes:
> The SCO serial number/activation key is designed to do just that - help
> find software copies. It sure doesn't prevent copying, but when
> someone does copy, they have to do it with the same serial number
> every time.

The alternative is to break the serialization scheme and give
away copies all with serial number zero.  That way it can't be
traced back to you unless you leave fingerprints on the disk :-)

     Steve

P.S. - No, I've not done this with the SCO package nor am I asking how to

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