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

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Subject: [Leica] Petition Against Adobe Subscription Model
From: charcot at comcast.net (Charcot)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 20:56:17 -0600
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Jayanand - many thanks for the links - very scary

ernie
On May 9, 2013, at 8:50 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> He is taking you line by line on the EULA...which cannot be manipulated.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:16 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I think Lloyd is the new Ken Rockwell ;-) www.digilloyd.com
>> 
>> john
>> ________________________________________
>> 
>> 
>> 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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