Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/09

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Subject: [Leica] Petition Against Adobe Subscription Model
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 02:46:44 +0000
References: <CAH1UNJ2T02hD9coBZ_TyNsX3d9Cfu75P0c3d6ytkEh1UR95sMA@mail.gmail.com> <00FAFAC6-1C08-49A2-87F9-E9E95D4E9D29@frozenlight.eu> <CAE3QcF6y4-YaF_2sxQPayft5x5NWwpXmf3VSxd6b3waq993Q4w@mail.gmail.com> <CAF8hL-FYKtxptAts0HQVQ61BwJrh3qjtha=xRNnjs-Vkq70LUg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78d-sH1FMG9mkd+Bb6H_OJurxWKs3OrmOocqRudtN0Gfqw@mail.gmail.com> <1368124703.42954.YahooMailNeo@web125003.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>, <CAH1UNJ2QuX2ZqyM5v-vN5TXgO70q_E4xr1EaJ9y7dvL7HKYXJA@mail.gmail.com>

I think Lloyd is the new Ken Rockwell ;-) www.digilloyd.com 

john
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Here is another take from a Nikon List:

Lloyd Chambers writes:
Adobe Creative Cloud: Lopsided Legal Agreement
http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2013/20130508_1a-Adobe-legal-agreement.html

and: Adobe Creative Cloud: The Main Point
http://macperformanceguide.com/blog/2013/20130509_1-AdobeCloud-TheBigDeal.html

Cheers
Jayanand


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:08 AM, R. Clayton McKee <rcmphoto at 
yahoo.com>wrote:

> If it's not all local, then their line about being able to use it when
> you're not connected to the Net is a blatant (and actionable) falsehood.
>
> The only thing that can logically be set on a remote is a verification
> that the copy is licensed...  and those things have been crackable since
> probably the second day that the model was released.
>
> Personally I have no problem with the new model, and I'm not interested in
> cracking it (even if I could, which I can't).  I won't be buying in, as
> there are already several more than adequate alternatives for me, but it's
> well within Adobe's rights to decide that they don't want people like me
> (or anyone who asks me) as customers.
>
>
>
> R. Clayton McKee
> PhotoJournalist
> from somewhere just south of somewhere else...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com>
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Petition Against Adobe Subscription Model
> >
> > On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Richard Man
> > <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote:
> >
> >>  BTW, I highly doubt that this cannot be cracked. In fact, I am willing
> to
> >>  bet $100,000,000,000 that within a year after production, CS7 will be
> >>  cracked.
> >>
> >
> > Your machine will probably have to access random pieces of code over the
> > net. Since the entire program won't reside locally, it'll be essentially
> > crack proof. (My guess, of course.)
> >
> > -Lew Schwartz
> >


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