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From: richc@madvax.UUCP (Rich Commins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: "Look up a word in the manual" copy protection
Message-ID: <593@madvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jun-87 16:38:31 EDT
Article-I.D.: madvax.593
Posted: Mon Jun 29 16:38:31 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 1-Jul-87 04:41:48 EDT
References: <1303@crash.CTS.COM>
Organization: Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek CA
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Summary: I hate copy protection!

This talk of looking up a word in the manual as a prefered way of
copy protection is like asking "Which is better; to be hanged
or burned at the stake".  They all get you to the same end!.  Some
copy protection is worse than others, but for different reasons.
	  I HATE ALL COPY PROTECTION OF ANY KIND!

Lets find a way of protecting the vested interests of the programmers
and still not burden the user with kludges to prevent illegal copies.
If the software that is being sold was of better quality I think their
would be less stealing of software.  I've seen better public domain
software, than some of the stuff being sold.  
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Rich Commins   (415)939-2400				          \  /\
Varian Instruments, 2700 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598    \/--\
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