Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mcvax!fmr From: fmr@cwi.nl (Frank Rahmani) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: What a dongle is (Was Re: Copy protection: boycott it!) Message-ID: <305@sering.cwi.nl> Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 02:05:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sering.305 Posted: Wed Jul 22 02:05:00 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jul-87 02:52:03 EDT References: <291@l5comp.UUCP> <1131@killer.UUCP> <2802@phri.UUCP> <2230@bnrmtv.UUCP> Organization: CWI, Amsterdam Lines: 26 Summary: dongles In article <2230@bnrmtv.UUCP>, perkins@bnrmtv.UUCP (Henry Perkins) writes: > The remedy for dongle-based copy-protection is to patch the > software to remove the dongle code; if the code to access the > black box + dongle is removed, you don't need the hardware any > more. Naturally, this is slow and tedious work. Its not half as tedious as looking for hours all over my place to find the f***ing thing, just to discover that I left it at work. Once the code is removed you can make a million 'backup' copies, by the way :-) :-) >The dongle sellers are betting that it'll be less hassle for you to carry > dongles around in your pocket than to patch each version of the > program you get. While they may be correct on that point, it's > MUCH EASIER to buy some competing unprotected product instead. If I hate _ONE_ thing in life its other people bothering about what is best for me ! The sellers seem to forget that I _BOUGHT_ their product, so its my property and I should be able to use it my way. Yes, let's all boycot unreasonable copy protection so the producers can whistle after the money they invested in inventing their dark schemes. > > It is better never to have been born. But who among us has such luck? I really _LOVE_ this line!! Just hope there is no copyright on it! > One in a million, perhaps. -- It is better never to have been born. But who among us has such luck?