COPY PROTECTION of Rev Project

[Richmond Mathewson]

On 04/03/2010 22:21, Ted wrote:
> Hello, I have two questions for the Revolution Sages:
>
>
> 1. Recently, I had to move years' worth of old software to a new machine, and
> because I couldn't locate one of my keys, I contacted the vendor.
>
> This got me thinking. Suddenly I saw myself, five years from now, as a vendor,
> tied to a desk with a bank of ringing phones, giving out keys to customers
> from five years before.
>
> What are others' experiences with this?
>
> (I got into this business so I could retire, not babysit a ticking bomb.)
>
>
> 2. I seem to remember Bill Gates' once saying that rampant worldwide piracy of
> Windows had greatly helped Microsoft capture the market, because it kept Linux
> at bay.
>
> In certain cases, how might a lack of copy protection work as a competitive
> tool?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted
>
>    
The Open Source model seems to work: download for free, then donate if you
have the resources.