Copy protection?
John,
curious! Isn't the Amiga supposed to be the hotbed of piracy while the
clone world is pure and virtuous? <BEG>. Anyway, I do like serialization
since it quickly allows the software support people to determine the
validity of the person calling, especially if it were used in conjunction
with a call-back scheme, such as those used by some modems. You know, you
call in, the computer notes it, and it calls back to the number that is
registered to that user. Might be unworkable, but a novel concept in this
application.
In any case, it's probably easier to encode the serial number into the
software than it is to add dongle support. However, do keep in mind my
sugggestions on pro-rating it. If you do find an inordinately high level
of piracy early on, it's definitely time to rethink the strategy.
"You do trust me, don't you? Of course you do."
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