Starforce Petition!

[Chaindrive]

Originally Posted by wildwing

ggr
i dont get
why to boycot games with sf?
i have 3 games what i bought and they was with sf3
that is scct/corsars 3(russian) and cmr05..
this games works fine,no sf errors or smth
...
looks like u want to boycot games with sf3 cuz U leech this CLONEs from ftp/torrrents ect..and u cant get this game to works ( i mean u cant run or smth so u cant play...)
sorry for my bad english

Hi Wildwing.

I think you've missed the point!

It is quite possible to download copies of many games that are protected by Starforce - copies that work perfectly and do not install undocumented software in the process!

Nobody wants to boycott Starforce because it stops you from playing a game but because of what it does "behind the scenes", without your permission to do so. Also because it reportedly opens the door for Trojans and other malicious code to attack your machine.

When you add that to the fact it prevents you from making a LEGAL backup copy of software you have LEGITIMATELY PURCHASED, then it makes for one nasty piece of coding.

I too have had no problems (so far as I am aware) with Starforce but, from here on in I will not have it anywhere near any of my machines - not until I know for sure what it does, or does not do.

THAT, my friend, is the whole point and to most of us that value the rights and liberties we have fought long and hard to gain, Starforce is a step too far towards restricting those rights and freedoms.

I don't know where you're from but I would guess it is somewhere East of Central Europe? If so, you (more than many of us) should know how precious the rights of freedom and self-determination are. Any step backwards from that position, no matter how seemingly insignificant, is a step too far!

'Nuff Sed!