More On Policing Shareware

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Posted by timothy on Sunday March 17, 2002 @03:54PM from the right-to-be-annoying dept.

RHW22 writes "Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro looks at shareware, focusing on the question of whether or not this industry can survive if people never actually cough up $$ for the product. He mentions Ambrosia Software, 'a developer of Macintosh games and utilities in Rochester, N.Y., could stop guessing after it revised its payment system last year. The new system aims to stop people from using pirated registration codes in two ways.' Read his column here." We mentioned this several weeks ago, with a link to Ambrosia's description of their system and what led to its adoption.

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First? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 15:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Damn...
1. Re:First? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 15:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I mean...woohoo!!!
2. Re:First? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 16:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Ah, it's a dream come true. Eat my dust, motherfuckers!!!
worth a shot by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 15:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first post!
can i be..... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 15:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

can i be FIRST POST??? i wont do the goat sex crap!!! ;P
Re:I love my free software by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 16:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic

most linux software = half-assed crap, so knock yerself out i guess

Right on!
Re:Is troll your middle name? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 16:17 · Score: -1, Offtopic

maybe they shouldn't be so GULLIBLE to expect that someone would want to fork over money for something if they dont have to. if a business model relies on honesty, it's not gonna work in the year 2002.
info on klerck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 16:58 · Score: -1, Offtopic

his real name is Kevin Ealy. he lives in Charleston North Carolina. his previous address of about one year ago is 14 Stanhope Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina. he is probably employed somewhere in the technology/computer business or is attending school. he very often posts on www.shacknews.com with his username like he has no life and has a website klerck.org. he has thick eyebrows and could look like this minus the gigantic penis of course. he enjoys photography with his kodak(?) digital camera and is a member of a internet art club. he is not much older than 21/22 and might live with his parents.
1. Re:info on klerck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 17:10 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  your moms jraxis biatch.
2. Re:info on klerck by TurboRoot · 2002-03-17 17:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  You sure about that? there is also a Patrick Bateman on Kuro5hin.
3. Re:info on klerck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 18:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  i am kind of sure. i have seen a screenshot of his windows xp desktop on his website klerck.org and on it were folders called Klerck, Patrick Bateman, and Mr. Nutty. These must be his trolling accounts. go to his user page at shacknews and look at his posting history.
4. Re:info on klerck by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 18:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  thanks for telling. i am sure the information about klerck is almost all correct. he even admitted to me once that he used to live in Goose Creek, South Carolina. but now he lives in Charleston South Carolina. i am sure his name is Kevin Ealy.
Re:Who cares about shareware? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 17:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Under niggerism the community starves to death in the desert.
Re:Wide pages are still here! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 17:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

his real name is Kevin Ealy. he lives in Charleston North Carolina. his previous address of about one year ago is 14 Stanhope Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina. he is probably employed somewhere in the technology/computer business or is attending school. he very often posts on www.shacknews.com with his username like he has no life and has a website klerck.org. he has thick eyebrows and could look like this minus the gigantic penis of course. he enjoys photography with his kodak(?) digital camera and is a member of a internet art club. he is not much older than 21/22 and might live with his parents.
Re:you're not a real troll by Anonymous Coward · 2002-03-17 17:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic

his real name is Kevin Ealy. he lives in Charleston North Carolina. his previous address of about one year ago is 14 Stanhope Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina. he is probably employed somewhere in the technology/computer business or is attending school. he very often posts on www.shacknews.com with his username like he has no life and has a website klerck.org. he has thick eyebrows and could look like this minus the gigantic penis of course. he enjoys photography with his kodak(?) digital camera and is a member of a internet art club. he is not much older than 21/22 and might live with his parents.
Re:Wide pages are still here! by zak+mchacken!! · 2002-03-17 18:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Why dont you moderaters stop this from going on.

This problem is becoming so bad Im soon going to stop using /.

Please Fix this problem