Re: Registration Code

2006-04-05 Thread Ross Ridge
Steven D'Aprano wrote: > What are the odds that Vista will have it? Ross Ridge wrote; > About 100%. Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Considering that you can hardly walk into a university, school or > corporation without finding Windows or Office supplied without PA, would > you care to revise that numbe

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 12:02:24 -0700, Ross Ridge wrote: > Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> Look at Microsoft. Their first version of Word (for Macintosh, as it >> turned out) was copy-protected. Their second version of Word, and every >> version since, as well as Excel and Powerpoint, have not included cop

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-04 Thread Ross Ridge
Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Look at Microsoft. Their first version of Word (for Macintosh, as it > turned out) was copy-protected. Their second version of Word, and every > version since, as well as Excel and Powerpoint, have not included copy > protection, time-limitations, product activation, or any

RE: Registration Code

2006-04-04 Thread Ryan Ginstrom
from time limitations to machine locking and "crippling," and combinations thereof. (I have no commercial or other interest in Armadillo.) Another tack to take is to maintain content updates on a Website for download. The Website would check the registration code. This foils most cra

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 19:29:14 +0200, Math wrote: > Hello, > > I wonder if I can ask this particular question here... > I'm writing this piece of Python Software and I'm almost done...:-) > But now I want the end-user to register this software with a registration > co

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Fuzzyman
Dave Mandelin wrote: > Ken Seehart wrote: > > Math wrote: > > > Hello, > > I encypted the bytecode of a few important functions with a key based on > > information required from the user. Without the key, these functions > > can't be decrypted. This is somewhat more secure than just testing the

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Fuzzyman
a file > (encrypted bziped pickle ?) with a hash or CRC built in to prevent obvious > tampering. > > Hope that helps, > > Philippe > > > > > > > Math wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I wonder if I can ask this particular question here... > > I&#x

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Dave Mandelin
Ken Seehart wrote: > Math wrote: > > Hello, > I encypted the bytecode of a few important functions with a key based on > information required from the user. Without the key, these functions > can't be decrypted. This is somewhat more secure than just testing the > key with an "if" statement since

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Ken Seehart
Math wrote: > Hello, > > I wonder if I can ask this particular question here... > I'm writing this piece of Python Software and I'm almost done...:-) > But now I want the end-user to register this software with a > registration code or perhaps something like an eval

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Philippe Martin
question here... >> I'm writing this piece of Python Software and I'm almost done...:-) >> But now I want the end-user to register this software with a registration >> code or perhaps something like an evaluation demo version which expires >> after some period of t

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Math
But now I want the end-user to register this software with a registration > code or perhaps something like an evaluation demo version which expires > after some period of time... > Is this the right place to ask or does anybody know where to look for more > on the subject? > > Thanks --

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Philippe Martin
ask this particular question here... > I'm writing this piece of Python Software and I'm almost done...:-) > But now I want the end-user to register this software with a registration > code or perhaps something like an evaluation demo version which expires > after some period

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Math
[EMAIL PROTECTED] OKAY Sybren.. How does one get the job done? -- > Math enlightened us with: >> But now I want the end-user to register this software with a >> registration code or perhaps something like an evaluation demo >> version which expires afte

Re: Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Sybren Stuvel
Math enlightened us with: > But now I want the end-user to register this software with a > registration code or perhaps something like an evaluation demo > version which expires after some period of time... Fair enough. What do you want to know from us? > Is this the right place to

Registration Code

2006-04-03 Thread Math
Hello, I wonder if I can ask this particular question here... I'm writing this piece of Python Software and I'm almost done...:-) But now I want the end-user to register this software with a registration code or perhaps something like an evaluation demo version which expires after s