Author: Graham Laight
Date: 02:55:53 04/19/01
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When is someone going to set up a web site where you can, in a simple and straightforward way, play the chess program with the options you want in terms of speed/style/strength etc? Furthermore, by collecting usage statistics, the author could discover how people REALLY use their products. -g On April 17, 2001 at 18:24:43, Scott Woods wrote: >Hi Gerard, > >This subject is much discussed on this site..... > >The marketing companies that produce the software believe that this is an >acceptable form of copy protection of their software. > >However, Joe public generally believe that this is "shooting mice with cannons" > >Obviously copy protection is needed to ensure the programmers/ companies >livelyhood. - no-one would argue that. ( tempting fate here ) > > >However to have the CD inserted every time is just too much. > >There have been a lot of posts requesting "John Merlino" - the CM8K PR person >here - to pass on the feelings of the CM community on this issue to the powers >that be . ( I can't answer re: Shredder as I don't own it - however I believe >the author posts here often enough - not sure if he has an influence on >marketing though? - you can but try.) > >It is technically possible to circumvent the copy protection...( look hard >enough on the web and I'm sure you will find something) >This however, is not an action I would condone. > >What I would suggest is lobbying the author and marketing company involved - to >review their copy protection routines to something more sensible in the next >release. > > >Quite simply - lobby and refuse to buy any future software that imposes such >draconian measures as having the CD in 100% of the time. > >As the income dries up - the message will get through. >Remember the only assets a software company has are... >1/ The intellectual property >and most importantly... >2/ A customer base committed to buying 1/ > >Without 2 - Bankruptcy! > >A win-win situation? >==================== >For example the copy protection in CM7K was perfect - every 15-20 days or so it >would ask you for the CD. > >It prevents piracy ( you do need the CD ), people will buy the software; Chess >software is pretty cheap really and the inconvenience factor is low [ the >biggest reason for hacking the protection - and people scouring the web for a >hack?] > >And best of all, people will not get the hump that they can't play chess and >listen to "Bat out of Hell" at the same time. ;-) > >I dream of the day of doing such without having to swap CD's ad infinitim. > >Cheers >Scott > > > > >On April 17, 2001 at 16:32:26, Gerald Grimsley wrote: > >>Hello, I just bought a new computer and installed my chess programs, including >>the Shredder 5 group, and CM8000. My questions is that everytime I go to use >>these programs, the computer asks for the original disk to be in the CD ROM >>drive. >> >>This does not happen with shredder on my other computer with WIN98. I do not >>have CM8000 installed on that one to check it either. Any thoughts in general >>as to why the computer would ask for the original disk to be in place when this >>should not be necessary? >>Thanks in advance, >>Gerald Grimsley
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