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"The fact that the key has a name in it is a big psychological deterrent to sharing it. If I found a key on a cracked site, I’d be able to immediately trace it
by pchristensen 18y ago
"The fact that the key has a name in it is a big psychological deterrent to sharing it. If I found a key on a cracked site, I’d be able to immediately trace it back to the owner."
This is awesome and going in my toolbox.
- nihilocrat 18y agoIt's a good idea, but like any scheme, can be worked around. If it's a standalone application (i.e. not perpetually online), a keygen could be written, and thus the names that are used to create the keys are garbage names / gibberish. In either case, people could buy valid copies of your software with fraudulent or stolen credit card information and share those keys. Only the crackers (red zone) have the emotional burden of performing credit card fraud, while the more moderate pirates still benefit.
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- bugninja 18y agoUnless you figure out how the key is generated, then you just create a name "John Smith" and apply the code to create the key. Now he's looking for a John Smith, so I'm not sure this is really the best way to think about it.