splash screens can be NOP'd.. especially in cracked versions.
how does this "warn" unsuspecting users?
az.
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On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Jason Mellein wrote:
> So maybe you don't put faulty software out there. Maybe you do. Maybe it
> only happens occasionally. Or never. All that's really required is that
> people THINK that there's a possibility of getting screwed if they don't
> come to the source.... regardless of who's software they're patronizing.
> Could be my software, could be yours. But they know that "Betty" got
> screwed by getting a faulty copy of "John Smith's" software from some weird
> 3rd world site... So when they go looking for my software they'll think
> twice about who they get it from.
>
> And i think everybody should have a first run splash screen warning about
> the potential dangers of getting the software from unauthorized or unknown
> origins... Generally when it comes to general population software folks
> don't question the motive behind a warning. Start talking viruses &
> corruption and they believe it. So then the perception becomes the reality...
>
> FUD in the hands of benevolent dictators like the Palm dev community can be
> a good thing. :-)
>
> At 06:00 PM 6/8/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >I don't think this is the right way to go.
> >It generates a lot of negative publicity and people will generally stay away
> >from your software, legal or not.
> >
> >
>
>
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