Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!pa.dec.com!shodha.enet.dec.com!csc32.enet.dec.com!m_herodotus From: m_herodotus@csc32.enet.dec.com (Mario Herodotus) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: All Commercial Software Developers or Companies (pls read) Message-ID: <3441@shodha.enet.dec.com> Date: 23 Jun 91 14:49:03 GMT References: <56971@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Sender: news@shodha.enet.dec.com Reply-To: m_herodotus@csc32.enet.dec.com (Mario Herodotus) Organization: Digital Equipment Corp (CX03 1/J3), Colorado Springs, Co 80919 Lines: 36 -- In article , francis@zaphod.uchicago.edu (Francis Stracke) writes: > >So how come he's coming out with a version checking shareware as well? > If he was really concerned about piracy he'd release it as public domain. I gotta agree with the previous points...it will make keeping software that is not on his list difficult to keep on your machine, it will need to be updated constantly (more money in Mr. Mora's pocket), it will probably be misused (I loved the Fred story, matter of fact I know Fred!), it will cost money that could be spent to pay for more programs. In a similar vein, have any of you seen the ad for Software Security that's been running in MacWorld? It features "Softy the Porcupine" telling you "Only you can prevent software piracy". The whole thing looks a lot like the Smokey the Bear ads I used to see. Software Security will help you prevent software piracy but they could care less about copying old Smokey's act! Even if they got a license to do it I think that they should have been more creative. It looks to me like they pirated Smokey the Bear. I know it's a stupid complaint but it bugged me. Mario ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I can't afford my own opinions, and DEC won't pay for them either. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mario Herodotus [ CX03 1/K3 ] | m_herodotus@coors.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation | Customer Support Center | - or - m_herodotus%coors.dec@decwrl.dec.com 305 Rockrimmon Blvd. | Colorado Springs, CO 80919 | - or - ...!decwrl!coors.dec.com!m_herodotus | (800) 525-6570 Ext 25520 | - or - CSC32::M_HERODOTUS [direct line (719) 592-5520] | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------