[Ti] CD writing software that's smart?

[Chris Olson]

On Jan 27, 2004, at 10:42 AM, rob morris wrote:

>> How can I use the program if I don't have a .mac subscription.
> You don't...you can't.  It comes with the subscription to .mac.  
> "Backup" is not for sale as software.  It is not provided as stand 
> alone backup software.  It is designed to be used with the service 
> much like other parts of other services.  It is not leased software, 
> it is just one piece of a......

Actually, that's not entirely accurate.  You can build your own .Mac 
server by following the information in these two links, and use the 
Backup software without buying a subscription to .Mac:

http://www.drijf.net/dototto/wwwmac.html and

http://www.drijf.net/dototto/index.html

I don't know about legalities, and I haven't read the license for 
Backup in detail.  I did set up a pseudo .Mac server as an experiment 
on an XServe, and it worked fine despite what this guy claims about OS 
X "not being a good choice".

As far as any of this software being "proprietary", what's the big 
deal?  OS X itself is proprietary, despite having an open source core.  
I use .Mac and am a happy user of the service.  You basically have 
three options;
* Pay for .Mac and use it
* Build a hack like the examples shown in the above links
* Don't use it and find something else

The whole service uses standard protocols, and IMHO, whether or not 
Backup is proprietary is a non-issue.  Safari, Mail, iTunes, iPhoto, 
and all the rest of the software included in OS X is proprietary too.  
If that bothers a person, they should possibly switch to using 
something else, like linux or FreeBSD.
--
Chris