Re: System Safety Monitor has now freeware version

de bassbag 06/28/2006 11:50

In article <4ggatsF1lpa28U1@individual.net>, sebugher@yahoo.com says...
> Goeroeboeroe wrote:
> > Homepage/download: http://www.syssafety.com/
>
> > I use this program now about one year, and next to the paid version
> > there's a freeware version now.
> > First one thing, before some Sherlock Holms finds conflict of interests:
> > I made the Dutch translation for this program in exchange for a license
> > for the paid version.
> >
> > The freeware version is the program I used till now, but from now on the
> > paid version will have extra things.
>
> erm. . . re the free *now* part. . . This app has been freeware and/or
> expire/renewable ware. Is that why you say there's now a free version
> AND also say you've used the free verion for a year?
>
> About the freeware version:
> > it's an anti-intrusion program, and by far the best I know. It beats
> > programs like PrevX and WinPatrol by miles. It's a bit hard to get used
> > to it, but that has to do with the heavy protection it offers.
> >
> > It checks the usual things like new startups.
> > It checks program changes with checksums. It controls which program is
> > allowed to start which other program, which program is allowed to load
> > which driver, etc. It can keep a program running if it is closed down by
> > some malware. (Actually I use this last feature to prevent myself from
> > closing down my RSI-prevention-program :o) Etc.
> >
> > And again: I have no interests with this program, except that I made the
> > Dutch translation, and that I think the freeware version is a really
> > good program.
>
> So do others in ACF. :) It was nominated for the 2005PL.
> http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2005/2005PL-Nominations.php
>
> dunno why/when they changed the name of the company, but it's the same app.
>
> A little more info. . . $ware version is 2.1.0.576, free version is
> 2.0.8.574 - both versions released on 28 June 2006. I note they say:
>
> "IMPORTANT NOTE for Windows 9x users: Windows 9x is not supported in
> 2.1+. The functionality of 2.1 would be too hard to implement for
> Windows 9x and we can not afford that given the Windows 9x market
> perspectives. However SSM 2 freeware will continue to support Windows 9x
> as much as possible."
>
> whatever that means. . . arghhhhhhhhhh. . . ;)
>
> Susan
>
The initial developer transferred all rights to new developers in april
2005.The SSM offered now is far superior and stable to the original
release.I also use the payware version on 98 ,and to be honest it doesnt
really need any more support for 98 as it does just about everything it
can do given the operating system limitations.Im not exactly sure what
the freeware release contains ,but the version there is .574 whereas the
payware version for 98 is .573.I too am a little perplexed as to wehther
the freeware version is the whole of 98 payware version ,and just a cut
down version for xp users..Whichever way it is a fine programe ,and as
isay rather different from the last freeware release.
me