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RE: Developing a Once-install and throw-away-CD mechanism
- From: "Rupert Wood" <me at rupey dot net>
- To: <snodx at hotmail dot com>
- Cc: <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:08:20 -0000
- Subject: RE: Developing a Once-install and throw-away-CD mechanism
snodx wrote:
> I have developed a software application using GNU G++ that runs on
> Linux. I want this software to be distributed to certain parties via
> CDs, these persons will then install the application directly from
> the CD without having to copy the files from the CD to their hard
> disk. But I am afraid that somebody might get hold of the CD and
> install the application without my permission onto several systems.
The de-facto standard license manager for unix is FLEXlm from
http://www.globetrotter.com/.
CD sabotage would likely be very difficult to implement and even then
easy to circumvent.
You might get better ideas for your platform from a linux-specific
mailing list or newsgroup.
Good luck,
Rup.