The network is not a main issue, since my program is useless without network at all.
And the idea is to people try it before it launched, in fact it will be an closed beta, I thing I will follow the Nick mind and use local clock just for speed up, anyway the program can be cracked anyway (easier or harder way...). --- Wilker Lúcio http://about.me/wilkerlucio/bio Kajabi Consultant +55 81 82556600 On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Gideon King <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree, and would like to add that I have done this, and did encounter an > issue where people had an expired beta and therefore couldn't use the > program until they had downloaded an update, and were annoyed by that - > especially if they were on the road and had no internet connection. Although > I explained to them the benefits to all parties of them running the latest > beta, it was still an issue. > > So if you're going to be doing an extended beta program, you might like to > think about either having an expiry date that is always far enough in the > future so that people who download a beta are never in a situation where > they would have to download another version in just a few days time. And for > the internet issue, maybe you could have something that would allow them to > use the beta beyond the expiry for a couple of weeks if they don't have an > internet connection, but require them to download the next beta, or release > version if they have an internet connection. > > Obviously it depends on your exact situation, but I thought it worthwhile > to mention my experiences of doing this sort of thing in case it is of some > use to you. > > Regards > > Gideon > > On 15/08/2011, at 8:44 AM, Nick Zitzmann wrote: > > > I would just use the system clock. Most people aren't going to change > their clock to run something that's time-limited that has expired, > especially if that would interfere with other applications, and the people > who will do that probably won't buy the final product anyway. And requiring > a network connection to run software that normally doesn't need a network > connection, such as your proposal, is a major inconvenience for a lot of > people. > > > > Restrictive DRM inconveniences people, and really restrictive DRM drives > people to piracy if the pirated edition is more convenient to use than the > legit version. > > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
