Author: George Tsavdaris
Date: 13:41:01 01/28/05
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On January 28, 2005 at 13:42:23, Uri Blass wrote: >> >> I would like a copy protection much different that this. I would like to be >>based one a special number that would be derived from the owner's computer(a >>special registry number or whatever) and that Shredder would be able to be used, >>ONLY in the owner's PC. > >It means that buyers who replace their pc will need to buy another copy. >I cannot support it. I know, too many problems, but there are some solutions for this in my mind. > > After a customer buy Shredder 9, it will have to give >>you this code from his computer and give him a code to unlock Shredder to use it >>only in his PC! Or to make a live-internet registration or something more >>clever. >> I'm tired seeing all these cracks at various sites that make Chess engines (and >>general software) available to thousants, without paying a single buck while we >>have to pay 50$ for a single engine..........Your efforts of creating this >>amazing program are useless without a strong copy protection....I wonder why you >>don't make something more efficient for stopping all these piracy.....? > >I think that it is not your job to care for it. >Piracy is a problem of the programmers and not of the buyers. Yes and NO. Although i'm not losing any money, i don't like this situation at all! One of the main motivations for these "commercial" programmers is money, and with all these "thiefs" around, the amount of money they gain is much lower. I bet if there could not been created any crack for Chess engines, the money they will get, would be 7x or even more...... So you understand that the motivation these people would have to create better Chess-engines, would be much higher. And even more new people would like start joining Chess programming and create a healthy competition that would bring MUCH better programs to us. > > >> >> And finally i saw Sandro said that the books would be the same(OK almost) for >>Chessbase and Classic GUI. For the first time i'm confused. What should i buy? >>Shredder 9(single-CPU).eng or Shredder 9(single-CPU).UCI......? Would be any >>difference in the price? > >I read that the price will be the same and I think that for people who already >has one engine of chessbase it is better not to buy from chessbase because >chessbase book is probably inferior and for analysis shredder without book can >be used also under the chessbase interface even if you buy shredder uci. > Hmmmm, tough choice this time!
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