On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 03:26:41PM -0400, Evan wrote: > On May 16, 2006, at 3:09 PM, Rich Siegel wrote: > > >The spirit and letter of the license are such that you may install > >BBEdit on as many machines as you like, as long as only one copy is in > >use at any given time. Unfortunately, a number of years ago, we found > >that a noticeable number of unscrupulous outfits were abusing the > >license, and sharing a single BBEdit license inside of a workgroup or > >company. > > So you've made a business decision to annoy some of your paying > customers because OTHER people are pirating. Not a good way to > engender goodwill and loyalty among your scrupulous customers. If > BBEdit treats legit customers no differently than pirates, what's the > advantage of being legitimate?
I've got it! When you install BBEdit, a dialog should pop up that says, "Are you a software pirate? [Yes] [No]" And this check for multiple copies running on the network would only be done for people who answered Yes. It's so simple, I don't know why Bare Bones didn't think of it before. Ronald -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
