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> Monodraw does not use activation or any other form of DRM. We have complete trust in our customers. Interesting. But, why?
by shirol 1y ago
> Monodraw does not use activation or any other form of DRM. We have complete trust in our customers.
Interesting. But, why?
- dheera 1y agoPeople who pirate software at scale are not typically interested in ASCII art. It doesn't quite cross the threshold of business value and usefulness (e.g. SolidWorks, Photoshop) that would attract pirates.
- milen 1y agoAny time spent on copy protection is time not spent on improving the product for the paying customers. I find it unlikely that such copy protection would actually convert a non-paying user into a customer. I also don't want to make the software network dependent in any way.
- tonyedgecombe 1y ago>I find it unlikely that such copy protection would actually convert a non-paying user into a customer. I used to think that but then kept tripping across customers who ran multiple copies of my software after purchasing a single license. I now wish I'd tightened the DRM from the start.
- awill 1y agoI think you're missing his point. If you tightened DRM, would those customers that ran multiple copies pay for multiple licenses? Fighting piracy is generally not worth it. Those people would never pay, so you're fighting to stop a pirate from using it, not to get them to pay. There's a big difference.
- wingerlang 1y agoI have had a handful of people request additional licenses (at a discount) for the purpose of running my software on multiple.
- milen 1y agoYeah, it's unclear how many people fall into that bucket. I'm sure it's non-zero but I don't know if it's worth the time.
- jonpalmisc 1y ago> I also don't want to make the software network dependent in any way. As a user of Monodraw in an airgapped environment: thank you!
- msephton 1y agoCool app! What part excludes it from being sandboxed?
- __MatrixMan__ 1y agoThe way that DRM and similar user-not-in-control technologies are making the world into a skinner box is a bigger problem than anything solved by those technologies. Companies participating in that transformation don't get my money and I'm glad to know that this isn't one of them.