Site policy about the "No CD" patch.

[Gary R.]

I suppose it is a small price.  I shouldn't complain.  I have gotten many excellent and enjoyable files here at simV and other than avsim it's the obly site I dowbload from and it's also mostly the main forum I get info and ideas on to.  I very much appreciate simV and once when it was down I was nearly lost for a day, lol.  I found a utility that came in a value added software package that came with my 6600 GT.  It's called VirtualDrive.  It may be like that daemon spftware that was mentioned.  I will tinker with it and see if I can get my disk 4 on a virtual drive D.

Gary

[C]

I very much appreciate simV and once when it was down I was nearly lost for a day, lol.

I think we all appreciate SimV here. I was lost for 2 or 3 days once when the site went down earlier this year (group hug)...

[Saitek]

Yeah I missed it something terrible too when it went down. The weird thing is when one knows it's down one keeps going back every 5 mintues to see if it's back up! After an hour of that it hurts!

[FridayChild]

IMHO:
considering a "no CD patch" illegal software is the same as considering a CD-R disk an illegal item. Because it *could* be used for illegal purposes (making an illegally downloaded install of FS2004 work without the presence of the original media), but it is designed to do a totally legal "hack" (not having to insert the original disk every time); and I believe most if not all people here use it this way.
In the same way, why not ban CD-Rs from shops too, because they *could* be used to burn illegal copies?
It could never stand up in court.  ;)
btw, I understand the site policy and I haven't any problem with it.

[Delta_]

With no NO-CD patch, it means less people not paying MS for software, so more money to develop and keep FS going, so we see better flight sims from MS.  For that reason alone i'm happy with the no-cd patch not being available.

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

Yeargh, y'all pirates. Now walk the plank of bad flight sims!



A.

[bbstackerf]

I have it from when I first bought FS'04. When I downloaded it I naturally assumed it was fine if it was on SimV. Like some others mentioned I use it because I dont like getting the disk scratched up from over use. And I'm in FS probably a lot more than I should be for a sane individual. I have CDs and DVDs that are trashed from scratches. I keep nice and undamaged for reinstillation purposes. Someone said when it's no longer workable it's time to get the newer version. I have a lot of hours in repaints and downloaded addon aircraft. I like FS'04.  Anyway I have all 4 disks and the serial number so I figure I'm ok.

Keni

[eniranjanrao]

I would like to add that a lot of work goes into creating a game when all of us have money to spend on booze and fag and what not I think parting a bucks for orignal version should not hurt us all.So No Cd patch is out at least for me.

[born_2_fly]

STOP BRINGING THESE POSTS BACK FROM THE DEAD!  >:(

This thread is nearly a year old....

Its worse than SPAM  :-/

[Woodlouse2002]

This thread has become valid again though.

Now Microsoft has stopped backing this site again for the most petty of reasons. Do we still have to bend down to their will?

[born_2_fly]

This thread has become valid again though.

Now Microsoft has stopped backing this site again for the most petty of reasons. Do we still have to bend down to their will?

Yeah but the previous poster made no reference to this...

Although I agree with you, now that Microsoft arn't officially 'acknowedging' us, can the NO-CD patch be uploaded again, or is it still in the realm of 'piracy'?

Alex

[Woodlouse2002]

I've looked at the FSinsider links page and to be fair we are down under the addons section. But not in the community section. Seems like MS like what we have to offer but not what we have to say.

[Fly2e]

Simviation was added to the Community Pages over the summer after a few conversations with the Aces team.
After the whole Tdragger incident, we were mysteriously removed

[Woodlouse2002]

I suppose it can only do our reputation for impartiality good. Who needs Microsoft anyway?

[born_2_fly]

Simviation was added to the Community Pages over the summer after a few conversations with the Aces team.
After the whole Tdragger incident, we were mysteriously removed  ::)

I vaguely remember this....
Can anyone remind me in full?!  :-?