(OT) lincense protection generator

[Elliot Temple]

Why not check if all files you use are in appropriate directories,  
but not worry about same computer?

You could also use some kind of hash on all your files, and check  
that they haven't been changed using that (ie, do they still hash to  
the same value they are supposed to?).  (I know very little about  
hashes, so don't ask me for details.)

On Jun 2, 2005, at 9:33 PM, flupke wrote:

> I'm going to be distributing a program based on wxPython & python in a
> few weeks time. The code will run on windows machines.
>
> Because i don't want the users to move the folders around or mess with
> the program or taking copies home to fiddle with it, i was thinking  
> of a
> way to check when the program starts that it's still on the same
> directory and same computer.
>
> That way i at least avoid unnecessary phone calls asking me for help
> when they messed the program up.
>
> I'm thinking of a function that will generate such a code and put  
> it in
> a file. Then when the program starts it checks this file and checks  
> the
> code in there with a code that it generates at that time again  
> based for
> instance on the current directory and other components unique to that
> computer. It could be a long string (but what info?) and then take a
> hash from it and store the hash value.
>
> How could i construct such a code without being a total pain? For
> instance i don't want to check for anything hardware related because
> then my program would fail to work once the people change their  
> hardware.
> Anyway, it doesn't need to be waterproof. (not possible anyway)
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Regards,
> Benedict
> -- 
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
>

-- Elliot Temple
http://www.curi.us/


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