The auth system was cracked day of release. Uses the Phone Authorization option rather than internet authorization (as Adobe can't guarantee that PS systems are net connected).
I've yet to see a software-based validation system that hasn't been broken. Dongle-based auth is much better, but still breakable (requires a patch though). Stealing PS is dead easy. Easier than windows in fact (MS's auth system is significantly harder to circumvent than Adobe's). -Adam On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:13 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And with internet authorization and serial number recording, it's not all > that easy to steal a copy. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Remember, you only pay the bad price once. Once you have a legit copy >> of PS, upgrades are very reasonably priced (~$200) >> >> -Adam >> >> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi Paul >> > >> > On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:04:51 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> >> I'm still mystified by this. Why does someone with reasonable resources >> >> need a Linus based photo processing system? Do you believe that software >> >> developers arent't entitled to profit and some protection of their >> >> intellectual property? If so, please send me all yur photos so I can sell >> >> them. >> >> Paul >> > >> > >> > >> > Even though I use a lot of free and open source software, I have no >> > problem with software developers getting a reasonable profit from their >> > efforts. But when the cost of the software is about the same as the >> > cost of the camera (as in CS3), I remain to be convinced that it's >> > "reasonable". >> > >> > Abobe also seems to be intent on keeping Elements sufficiently crippled >> > to force photographers to the higher priced product (eg, no 16 bit >> > adjustment layers). I'll happily buy Elements when and if it supports >> > 16 bit adjustment layers but, until then, my old version of PS 6 will >> > have to suffice. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Cheers >> > >> > Brian >> > >> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> > Brian Walters >> > Western Sydney Australia >> > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > -- >> > http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an >> > unladen european swallow >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow >> the directions. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> M. Adam Maas >> http://www.mawz.ca >> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >> the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
