Re: Fundamental flaws

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Posted by . on March 19, 19102 at 20:42:56:

In Reply to: Fundamental flaws posted by dentin on April 06, 19100 at 14:52:33:






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em number 1 - control over the target machine, the machine I install
: the software on, cannot be guaranteed. If I can download the software,
: then I can copy the software and run it in a protected environment. I can
: figure out how it works. And, typically after a short period of time, I
: can crack the copy/distribution protection on it. The software can now
: be distributed for zero cost to anyone I wish, and I can resell the now
: unneeded liscense to gain back my original investment.

: Not only has this been proven true for software, but for general content
: as well: MP3's, DVD data, encrypted web filter lists, the list goes on.
: Once the data is on my machine, all bets about duplication are off.

:
: Problem number 2 - people don't want to have big brother watching over
: thier shoulder. This is one of the reasons DIVX failed so miserably: I
: certainly don't want my vcr calling up the manufacturer every month to ask
: for permission to stay powered on. Businesses are not going to deal with
: this either. Suppose multiple bootleg copies of your liscense start
: popping up all over the place - which ones does the broker grant keys to?
: Which ones are legal? Who does the broker ask? And will the infobroker
: decide, in thier position of significant power, to just disable all copies
: since piracy is obviously happening? How would you feel if your business
: could be deprived of critical software because one of your disgruntled
: employees took a copy of the software with him when returning to india?

: This would be a _significant_ risk to a business, especially a small one.

:
: Problem number 3 - this relates specifically to software, not content in
: general: open source software advances as fast as commercial software, if
: not faster. Not only does it advance with time, but it is also cheaper
: and support is absolutely guaranteed, for all time. Expandability is
: also guaranteed, because you can hire from a base of workers to maintain
: and add any flexibility to require.

: If a proprietary company goes belly up, the outstanding liscenses suddenly
: become worthless. Suddenly the support infrastructure has vanished, and
: you can't do anything about it. While you may continue to use your
: software for as long as you like, it will depreciate faster than a new car
: and very quickly will not be up to the task.

: You could argue that source code could be made available with the liscense,
: but this would only serve to increase the speed at which open source
: products duplicate the functionality. And if a liscensee were to make
: modifications to source anyway, the changes might as well be submitted to
: an open source clone that does not require liscensing fees.

:
: In short, while an interesting concept, I see no way that this could be a
: viable option without forcing users to give up ownership of thier computer
: systems. There is no way to prevent infinite data copying and breaking of
: the encryption schemes; there is no way to guarantee that the durable good
: cannot be counterfeited or copied an infinite number of times. And there
: is also the problem of maintenance when a company dies, and the currently
: undecided question of whether commercial software can even compete with
: the large scale open source movements currently underway.

: It made me think, but I wouldn't give it much of a chance of being viable.

: -dennis towne



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