Reinder Verlinde wrote:
> In article <1177661623.539860.216780@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> xkp <veidt1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> i would like to know what is the most popular way in the Mac world to
>> protect/licensing a commercial software
>
> I know this is not what you want to hear, but IMO the popular way to
> protect software is to provide a good product with good sup****t and to
> trust your customers.
>
> Require me to enter my name and a lengthy serial number at installation
> time is about as far as I would want to go. I should still be able to
> copy that executable to a new machine without having to go through that
> process.
>
While I might agree in principle, there is little evidence to suggest
that /other/ people feel, or act, the same way. A non-intrusive
licensing model is often the only way to actually, you know, get paid
for your work without pissing off the majority of your users.
For an alternative perspective (and one that might give the OP some
ideas), see here:
<http://www.ambrosiasw.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34059>
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