OpenEuphoria

Re: serialize software

• Posted by Kenneth Rhodes <wolf_man_jacques at excite.com> Nov 18, 2004
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I don't think Ken Orr's situation is all that rare. My initial
interest in Linux was spawned by frustrations with an incredibly
onerous hassle factor when I needed to reinstall MicroSoft Word
several times - and I was in no way violating the software license.
I dual booted booted Windows and Linux for a while, but I finally
became so frustrated with addware, spyware, and viruses together
with the added expense and hassle of having to run virus checkers,
scan disk, and disk defragmentation programs that I finally
resolved to bid good riddance to MicroSoft products completely.
"Intolerable" is subjective - it is intolerable for me to bear
an extra burden of work and time in order to be able to continue
to use software under a license which I have paid for and not 
violated.


cklester wrote:
> 
> Ken Orr wrote:
> > cklester asked:
> > > Since when does anybody move software from computer to computer on such
> > > a periodic basis as to make this intolerable?! Besides software pirates,
> > > I mean.
> > 
> > I do.  Last year I had to replace my laptop twiece because they died.
> > On my current one is on its second hardrive.  I've reinstalled Windows five 
> > times in the last six months alone.  It always a bother to contact the 
> > vendor of a software and try to convince them that I'm not a software 
> > pirate and that my laptop DID get hit by lighting/infected by
> > virus/spyware/etc.
> 
> Isn't it MORE of a bother to have a laptop die twice, lose a hard drive,
> and reinstall Windows five times. Whose fault is that? Certainly not the
> software vendor's...
> 
> My point remains... your situation is rare.
> 
> > The problem with this approach is that it assumes the user is thief until
> > proven otherwise.
> 
> Putting a lock on something is a safety measure,
> not a presumption of guilt... otherwise, you'd be offended by all locks.
> 
> -=ck
> "Programming in a state of EUPHORIA."
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> href="http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/">http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/</a>
> 


Ken Rhodes
100% Microsoft Free!