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That's silly, any desktop app can implement a license check mechanism and decide not to run anymore, even though it's 100% located on "your computer". The real
by gregschlom 6y ago
That's silly, any desktop app can implement a license check mechanism and decide not to run anymore, even though it's 100% located on "your computer".
The real lesson here is: that's what happens when you use software that's free as in beer.
- superkuh 6y agoSure, they can, but most don't because it's obviously a jerk move to require periodic (bi-weekly) internet access when your application doesn't require internet access in the first place.
- bsder 6y agoYou've never run FlexLM, have you?
- Wowfunhappy 6y agoI actually test software in a Virtual Machine with no internet access before I use it on my main machine. I'm sure a dedicated developer could trip up my test by only doing an online check after two weeks or something, but it seems to work.