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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
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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?