On 02/06/10 22:49, William Donzelli wrote:
Same as the
analgesics packaging rules: if you make it inconvenient
to go around the rules, most people won't be bothered. Job done.
Pretty much like the various copy protection systems software has used
over the years.
But at least you can have fun reverse engineering those :)
Some of the ones I've seen must have been written by absolute
masochists... or by someone with a mean streak a mile wide...
Also: anything that depends on a specific CPU clock rate? REALLY bad
idea. It's amazing how many copy protection schemes get this little fact
wrong.
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Phil.
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