Gentlemen,
Dean Collins alerted me to this thread which I had skipped over. (Thanks, Dean.) I thought I'd offer my viewpoint on the matter; please take it for what it is - just another opinion, although I hope it is an informed one. From my personal experience with buying software, licensing, and even music online, I've come to the conclusion that the best way to monetize an application or module is to make it easy for your paying customers to pay. Since thieves and hackers will always find ways around any security it is pointless to spend lots of time and money making something "uncrackable," especially if that security implementation becomes onerous for your paying customers. My viewpoint is this: make it easier to do a legit install than to circumvent the security and you'll get most paying customers to pay. Thieves don't generate revenue but paying customers do, so do your best to make it easy for them to pay. That's my two cents, anyway. I'm definitely interested in other viewpoints, contrary or otherwise. This discussion is definitely an important one for OSS. -Michael
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