Why have you created Schizophrenic?
A few factors came into play to create this situation.
Here are the events listed in chronological order
- I use Linux and
pilot-xfer
to backup/synch my Palm. pilot-xfer does not use the Palm UserName.
- I found some software I wanted to run that required registration.
- I registered the software using the NULL UserName. The software
does not work if I change (create) the UserName. Hence, the
registration process works (i.e. the software is essentially
non-transferrable)
- I moved to Alaska. I moved to Switzerland. I travel between
Switzerland and New York. I discovered that colleagues, friends,
family, and loved-ones are spread over the globe.
- I looked for software to fill my need of keeping track of
what time it is in various places around the globe. I found
CityTime.
- CityTime cannot be registered to a device without a UserName.
Adding a UserName at this point raises problems (see #3)
- This left left me with three choices:
- Write a hack that allows me to give CityTime a Palm UserName
- Sounds like a plan... Make it happen.
- Re-code CityTime as Open Source free software.
- Might happen... Takes longer than Schizophrenic
- Not use CityTime
- Lousy solution
...And Schizophrenic was born...
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