Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site baylor.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!neuro1!baylor!peter From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Re: software copying and protection (a personal opinion) Message-ID: <393@baylor.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 12:22:07 EDT Article-I.D.: baylor.393 Posted: Wed Aug 14 12:22:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 19-Aug-85 07:07:07 EDT References: <409@brl-tgr.ARPA> <95@duvel.UUCP> <35@intelca.UUCP> <268@sesame.UUCP> Organization: Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria Lines: 13 > you really expect to get your money back once you have broken the > seal? Give the vendor a secure enough system that he doesn't have > to fear being robbed (like the ADAPSO key/keyring system :-) and you > will see software returns/rentals/trials etc being accepted by many > vendors. You may even see disks being given away (!!), but they I've seen both of these. Look at the ad for the brief editor in the latest Dr. Dobbs. I guess us software professionals can be trusted :->. Or maybe it's paranoia? -- Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076