AW: OT: copy protection / licensing for Mac?

[Andres Martinez]

Hello

Within the gaming industry the common point of view is that "All demos  
are hack-able". However, we think this is a mediocre consolation to  
the DRM challenge.

Therefore, contrary to what many developers suggest, we are very  
protective, but at the same time we try that our security measures do  
not interfere with the software usage.

Regards,
Andres Martinez
www.baKno.com

On Aug 12, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Eric Chatonet wrote:

> Bonsoir Tiemo,
>
> Limited trial versions is another subject:
> You have two ways: setting a deadline at first opening or allow a  
> certain number of launches.
> In both cases, you have to store this information.
> Even if it is encrypted, the problem comes from the fact that, at  
> first launch, you'll check the existence of this deadline (or number  
> of launches) in a file and if the user trashes this file (that never  
> exists at first launch) he will be able to go on using your software.
> Of course, you can store the information in different places but it  
> stays a workaround.
> Storing it on a web server is heavy and users will not like it: they  
> will need to be connected to the Internet (and may be they need not  
> it to run your software) and, above all, their firewalls will  
> complain :-(
> AFAIK there is not, but others might give you another answers, a  
> satisfying answer to this problem unless multiplying files in  
> different places with 'unknown' names :-)
>
> Le 12 août 08 à 17:38, Tiemo Hollmann TB a écrit :
>
>> Bonjour Eric,
>> yes I understand the sensibility of the subject and I didn't  
>> expected to
>> find solutions, but thoughts, as yours.
>> Up to now, I handled my copy protection with the absolute minimum  
>> of work,
>> with taking a copy protection tool on CD, as I said in my first  
>> post, but I
>> would like to provide features as limited trial versions and  
>> protection for
>> Mac users too and that's new for me.
>> Thanks
>> Tiemo	
>
> Best regards from Paris,
> Eric Chatonet.
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