Re: Basic instinct
Re: Basic instinct
- Subject: Re: Basic instinct
- From: Luc Vandal <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 09:39:39 -0400
There are cracks/keygens running around for my app as well. It's been
like that for about 2 years. At first I felt robbed and got really
concerned about it. I'd release a new build every week with small code
changes just so the checksum would fail for the current cracks. Keygens
don't really work since my app queries my server to validate the
activation key.
After I while I became less concerned about it to the point that I
don't even bother any more. I do try to make things harder for them but
you can't stop people from hacking your app unfortunately. On the other
hand, it's kinda flattering to see that some people like your app
enough to spend time to crack it!
Luc
On 5-Aug-05, at 9:11 AM, SA Dev wrote:
Agreed 100%. I replied off-list with my own thoughts, but there's
positively no need to lambaste. I think a sizable percentage of
shareware developers have gone through this at some point. I know I
had 'evil thoughts' the first time I saw my hard work raped by some
jerk who didn't want to pay. I mean, pirate it for yourself - you're a
thief and I hate you. But to pirate it and post the crack online ...
that's just evil.
At any rate I suspect it's just more a case of needing a shoulder to
cry on, a sympathetic ear. Trust me, Lorenzo, you have it. Just don't
go psycho on someone's files. :-)
On Aug 4, 2005, at 12:12 PM, Daniel Jalkut wrote:
Geez - give the guy a break. It was obviously "thinking out loud,"
and maybe it wasn't completely appropriate for this mailing list, but
the fact is he immediately saw the logic of the counter-argument and
hasn't done anything harmful.
Try to have a little empathy. He felt violated, and went through a
period of rash thinking. It's really not helping anything for people
to try heaping additional shame onto him, when he's already agreed it
was a flawed idea.
Daniel
On Aug 4, 2005, at 11:29 AM, Hamish Allan wrote:
But why on earth did you even have to ask? No; I don't want to take
the chance that my computer executes code written during one of your
"nervous, but fortunately just for a minute" minutes. If nothing
else, my attitude might serve as warning of just how easily you can
lose business.
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