Re: [News] Linux Developers Receive Sentinel Keys

[Jamie Hart <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oliver Wong wrote:
> "Peter Köhlmann" <peter.koehlmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:eh10ag$upt$01$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Oliver Wong wrote:
> >
> > > "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:2558452.CLcNMmlcGo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > SafeNet Sentinel Hardware Keys for Linux
> > > >
> > > > ,----[ Quote ]
> > > > | SafeNet has announced the release of Sentinel Hardware Keys for
> > > > | Linux platforms, allowing software developers in the Linux
> > > > | community to protect 32-bit software applications from piracy
> > > > | and implement flexible licensing models.
> > > > `----
> > > >
> > > > http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=6898
> > >     How the heck do you pirate open source programs?
> > >
> > >     And if you can answer that, then: how the heck do you prevent piracy
> > >     of
> > > open source programs?
> > Please explain your belief that only Open Source programs are running on
> > linux
> > Be specific. Accuracy counts
>
>     I don't have that belief. I think "the" belief that you might be 
> thinking of is the belief that Sentinel Hardware Keys is claimed to be a 
> tool for protecting OSS. And here's why I have that belief:
>
> http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=6898
> <quote>
> "The open-source community is now able to protect their applications from 
> unauthorized use with Sentinel Hardware Keys, preventing revenue loss," said 
> Ken Chow, general manager, SafeNet Software Protection Business Unit.
> </quote>
Yep, that's what is claimed all right.  Makes you wonder what the PR 
department was thinking of, but there you go.