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Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...


  • Subject: Re: Protecting Software w/ Software License Keys...
  • From: Chris Hanson <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 17:47:41 -0500

At 5:24 PM -0400 6/15/02, Erik J. Barzeski wrote:
It allows the same user to move the app to a new computer: the math is
simply done using the new MAC the first time they launch and then enter
their license code, name, email, etc. A user copying his prefs from one
machine to another will have to re-enter the code every time... But who
copies their prefs that frequently from one machine to another? Nobody...

Your scheme limits your application to only one user on a machine.

It sounds like it will also have problems in a lab or enterprise setting where user home directories are on a server and users can log in on any of a number of machines.

-- Chris

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