Re: Copy protection software for Mac OS X?

On 27/04/2007, xkp wrote in message
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> i would like to know what is the most popular way in the Mac world to
> protect/licensing a commercial software
> What i need a 3rd part software to
> protect/licensing my product (not just the installation process),
> and to rely on it as the only way for licensing it.

Mac software generally doesn't do this.  The most common form on
protection of software in the Mac world is to use some form of activating
serial-code.  The code will have some form of check-digits in so a random
one won't work.  It may also be tied to a particular username typed into
the same dialog, so that the right code with the wrong name won't work.

If the publisher discovers that a certain serial code is being abused they
simply put a block into the next version of the software so that that code
doesn't work.

Simon.
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