Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!inria!rouaix
From: rouaix@inria.UUCP (Francois Rouaix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Discovery Software policy
Keywords: FLAME
Message-ID: <1188@inria.UUCP>
Date: 29 Nov 88 11:19:09 GMT
Organization: Co.
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DSI (Discovery Software International) is the publisher of the copy/backup
software Marauder. They also edit games, such as ZOOM.
I bought both Marauder and ZOOM.
What's wrong: 
1) they sell Marauder as a tool to make THE backup of your
commercial disks that is allowed by the law.
2) they ask money for a backup disk of ZOOM. It is absolutely impossible to
make a backup of ZOOM. I tried with all copy-programs I can have access to.

ZOOM is saving high-scores on the disk. Due to some special disk-format, how
long is my disk going to work properly ?

Now for registration: when I bought Marauder, I send my registration card,
and this should entitle me to an access on a BBS where you can download the
so-called brain files. I NEVER received an answer. Why ? certainly because
France is far, and overseas mailings are expensive and ...
I'm certainly not going to engage a correspondance with DSI on this subject.
I will NEVER  buy a DSI product in the future, and suggest you all do the 
same. I find their policy not only hypocritical but simply dishonest.
-- 
*- Francois Rouaix                 //       When the going gets tough,       *
*- rouaix@inria.inria.fr         \X/           the guru goes meditating...   *
*- SYSOP of Sgt. Flam's Lonely Amigas Club. (33) (1) 39-55-84-59 (Videotext) *
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are my own, not those of my employer.