Your name on the title bar!
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- pdavit
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Your name on the title bar!
More passionate discussions, information and "workarounds" here:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=2718
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=4288
Concerning the presence of the name and software registration.
I think that someone won’t be willing to have a software (illegally) registered if the name of another user is constantly shown. That side of the coin proves that Christian’s approach is working. On the other hand this approach increases hacking primarily on the production side and secondary on the “demand” side.
Now, flipping the coin and making the name non-visible on the title bar will increase the number of unregistered users that are willing to have the software registered on another name but not directly visible. This behaviour will also though reduce the popularity of having a crack available but at the same time will mean that the number of registered users that became willing to pass on their key file has increased.
But sharing cannot really happen, at least widely in the current situation. That is because here we don’t have a serial key that someone could easily pass on to a “well-trusted” friend but actually we have sharing of personal details along with the registration details. When you buy packaged software from a retailer you don’t necessarily pass on your personal details. A box containing a serial for registration can be picked up by anyone in a shop and you don’t have to give any details at the check-up counter.
The crucial bit is here. Presuming that displaying the name on the title bar is becoming optional, and at the same time having unwilling registered users in sharing their key due to the inclusion of personal detail, only means that users going after illegal registration will again start looking for a crack.
So the success of Total Commander’s registration method is not the display of the registered user’s name on the title bar but the fact that the registration key file holds personal details. Having said that, a successful registration scheme only means that crackers are “pushed” to keep cracking. It’s the excitement and challenge you see.
Note: The aforementioned is my personal opinion on the subject and is not based on statistics. There is no real way in proving my thoughts and ideas if someone hasn’t firstly observed both situations (presence, and non-presence of the name in the title bar). This is not practical and probably will never happen. Having said that, techniques followed to protect a software are based on years and years of research. So, please, consider the above as MY only best way to explain the issue and not as the ONLY right way to be explained. Get well informed from the two available threads in this forum but basically answer with your heart and what your heart tell you it’s right!
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=2718
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=4288
Concerning the presence of the name and software registration.
I think that someone won’t be willing to have a software (illegally) registered if the name of another user is constantly shown. That side of the coin proves that Christian’s approach is working. On the other hand this approach increases hacking primarily on the production side and secondary on the “demand” side.
Now, flipping the coin and making the name non-visible on the title bar will increase the number of unregistered users that are willing to have the software registered on another name but not directly visible. This behaviour will also though reduce the popularity of having a crack available but at the same time will mean that the number of registered users that became willing to pass on their key file has increased.
But sharing cannot really happen, at least widely in the current situation. That is because here we don’t have a serial key that someone could easily pass on to a “well-trusted” friend but actually we have sharing of personal details along with the registration details. When you buy packaged software from a retailer you don’t necessarily pass on your personal details. A box containing a serial for registration can be picked up by anyone in a shop and you don’t have to give any details at the check-up counter.
The crucial bit is here. Presuming that displaying the name on the title bar is becoming optional, and at the same time having unwilling registered users in sharing their key due to the inclusion of personal detail, only means that users going after illegal registration will again start looking for a crack.
So the success of Total Commander’s registration method is not the display of the registered user’s name on the title bar but the fact that the registration key file holds personal details. Having said that, a successful registration scheme only means that crackers are “pushed” to keep cracking. It’s the excitement and challenge you see.
Note: The aforementioned is my personal opinion on the subject and is not based on statistics. There is no real way in proving my thoughts and ideas if someone hasn’t firstly observed both situations (presence, and non-presence of the name in the title bar). This is not practical and probably will never happen. Having said that, techniques followed to protect a software are based on years and years of research. So, please, consider the above as MY only best way to explain the issue and not as the ONLY right way to be explained. Get well informed from the two available threads in this forum but basically answer with your heart and what your heart tell you it’s right!
"My only reason for still using M$ Window$ as an OS is the existence of Total Commander!"
Christian Ghisler Rules!!!
Christian Ghisler Rules!!!
This tool can be interesting for people who don't like to see their names in the title bar of TC.
- pdavit
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Yes, it's like going from Paris to London via New York!djk wrote:This tool can be interesting for people who don't like to see their names in the title bar of TC.
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"My only reason for still using M$ Window$ as an OS is the existence of Total Commander!"
Christian Ghisler Rules!!!
Christian Ghisler Rules!!!
You are right, maybe it's not the shortest connection but... it works (and how many new TC users with laptops you can meet at the planes and airports)pdavit wrote:Yes, it's like going from Paris to London via New York!djk wrote:This tool can be interesting for people who don't like to see their names in the title bar of TC.![]()
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- DarkKnight
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I am the one who voted Other
I don't care if my name is visible or not, but I (someone who loves tabs but someone who still uses sometimes more than one instance of TC) would like to see an information of the open windows (active two tabs) in the title bar. That would give me the possibility to identify the wanted instance of TC.
Additinally different colors of the disc icon whould be nice too![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
I don't care if my name is visible or not, but I (someone who loves tabs but someone who still uses sometimes more than one instance of TC) would like to see an information of the open windows (active two tabs) in the title bar. That would give me the possibility to identify the wanted instance of TC.
Additinally different colors of the disc icon whould be nice too
![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Try TotalCamper
It can show different information in the caption
http://wincmd.ru/download.php?id=totalcamper
It can show different information in the caption
http://wincmd.ru/download.php?id=totalcamper
- michaelyeah
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yep, it's definitly a terrific tool.djk wrote:This tool can be interesting for people who don't like to see their names in the title bar of TC.
To Be or Not To Be, It's a Question!
What's far more important to me (and probably to any TC user who's serious about privacy), is the user address being shown in the about screen.
I'm not going anywhere without TC
, so I installed it on my main USB drive. When I use my license and the USB drive gets lost, anyone who might find it, could see not only my name, but also my home address (since I bought the license myself, instead of my company).
Naturally, I do encrypt my USB drives (TrueCrypt rules!), but I'd like to keep TC on the non encrypted section of my drive. Which basically leaves three choices:
1. Use the license (security risk)
2. Use a crack (definitely not an option)
3. Use no license at all (probably not even allowed since you need to register TC after 30 days)
4. Sending a mail to mr. Ghisler, requesting a modified/more discreet license
Haven't tried option 4 yet, might give it a shot.
I'm not going anywhere without TC
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Naturally, I do encrypt my USB drives (TrueCrypt rules!), but I'd like to keep TC on the non encrypted section of my drive. Which basically leaves three choices:
1. Use the license (security risk)
2. Use a crack (definitely not an option)
3. Use no license at all (probably not even allowed since you need to register TC after 30 days)
4. Sending a mail to mr. Ghisler, requesting a modified/more discreet license
Haven't tried option 4 yet, might give it a shot.
What's in a signature?
I chose Other (please make a post).
I like the name-in-titlebar feature, though I only use the key at home and don't carry it with me on the USB stick.
What I don't like is the encoding: my name is spelled with "ă" (a-breve) not "a", but that's not what I see in the titlebar. According to an email I got from C. Ghisler, the database of users is in ANSI and the license is based on that...
I like the name-in-titlebar feature, though I only use the key at home and don't carry it with me on the USB stick.
What I don't like is the encoding: my name is spelled with "ă" (a-breve) not "a", but that's not what I see in the titlebar. According to an email I got from C. Ghisler, the database of users is in ANSI and the license is based on that...
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The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it. (Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune)
The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it. (Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune)