Re: 10.4: Installing to desktop
Re: 10.4: Installing to desktop
- Subject: Re: 10.4: Installing to desktop
- From: Colin Cornaby <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:33:02 -0800
On Feb 25, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Iceberg-Dev wrote:
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> On Feb 25, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Colin Cornaby wrote:
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>> We have a bunch of artwork that we want to secure with a serial number (and I've explained that the contents of an installer can be easily decompressed), but of course there doesn't seem to be a good place just to install a bunch of files. The team that is running the project wants me to put it on the user desktop, but also wants it to be a user customizable path, and we have to support 10.4.
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> I'm not sure to follow the serial number thing. If the plan is to use a serial number in the installer via an Installer plugin, this is pointless. Installer Plugins can be skipped, removed, etc.
Yes, I'm aware, I've raised these points, but I'm just a code monkey following orders. :)
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> If the serial number is more a password than a serial number, why not use an encrypted disk image?
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> 1. It's a bit more secure (it's secure as long as the password is not shared publicly (serial numbers have the same issues BTW)).
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> 2. The disk image will mount on the Desktop.
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> 3. The user can copy them wherever (s)he wants to.
They want each user to have an individual serial number.
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