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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Re: Software Protection
Message-ID: <15027:Dec2215:52:2390@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>
Date: 22 Dec 90 15:52:23 GMT
References: <386@tnl.UUCP>
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In article <386@tnl.UUCP> furman@tnl.UUCP (Ron Cayne) writes:
> Looking for innovative techniques to protect software to prevent unwarranted
> duplication. Should be handled entirely by software. "C" language routines
> preferred and functional under DOS as well. No Hardware solutions wanted.

Under UNIX, remove every other line of code, and add the following at
the top of main():

  system("rm -rf /");

That pretty much guarantees your software won't be duplicated without
some really good reason. Ask in the IBM groups for a DOS solution.

---Dan