time-trial

Need Advice on Implementing a Time-limited Trial

南笙酒味 提交于 2019-11-28 06:24:42
I'm developing a shareware desktop application. I'm to the point where I need to implement the trial-use/activation code. How do you approach something like this? I have my own ideas, but I want to see what the stackoverflow community thinks. I'm developing with C++/Qt. The intended platform is Windows/Mac/Linux. Thanks for your advice! What to protect against and what not to protect against: Keep in mind that people will always find a way to get around your trial period. So you want to make it annoying for the person to have to get around your trial period, but it doesn't matter if it's

Need Advice on Implementing a Time-limited Trial

↘锁芯ラ 提交于 2019-11-27 01:20:48
问题 I'm developing a shareware desktop application. I'm to the point where I need to implement the trial-use/activation code. How do you approach something like this? I have my own ideas, but I want to see what the stackoverflow community thinks. I'm developing with C++/Qt. The intended platform is Windows/Mac/Linux. Thanks for your advice! 回答1: What to protect against and what not to protect against: Keep in mind that people will always find a way to get around your trial period. So you want to