1. hUH!
>Some publishers even have hackers employed to strip the
>names out of products from people that apply for something to be
>distributed, and sell it as their own.
>This is a venerable tradition in the software industry.
Really? I can't believe a software company would ever do anything wrong.
2. Re: hUH!
> >Some publishers even have hackers employed to strip the
> >names out of products from people that apply for something to be
> >distributed, and sell it as their own.
>
> >This is a venerable tradition in the software industry.
>
>Really? I can't believe a software company would ever do anything wrong.
Oh yes they do that stuff!
Those publishers that say: "WE PUBLISH ANYTHING!!!" are the crooked ones,
but even big-shot publishers that see a good product and a small
developer, might just send the developer a "Sorry, your product does not
comply with our standards - we can't publish it" letter, and later the
developer finds his program stripped and hacked in the stores, made
unrecognisable.
The first thing you should do if you want something published, is make the
publisher sign an NDA *before* you give him anything. But even then stories
tell that Publishers have sold hacked copies of software.
Look at the classic game "Maniac Mansion". In one room there's a TV, switch
it on and you'll see an advertisment that says "We publish anything!!", this
is a joke towards these false publishers.
Jason Leit,
Cheers! :)
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