FREE Zebralette... TIMEBOMBING?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Seckkksee, Apr 1, 2021.

  1. Seckkksee

    Seckkksee Guest

    That would make no sense, right? Urs timebombing his freebie? But yes indeed, It's fading away in front of my eyes. Upon opening it in a project, u can make maybe three knob twiddles, then it freezes, directs u to U-he website, and starts to slowly fade into black, graphically. Way to get those hackers, Urs!
     
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  3. Haliax

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    what version?
    what OS?
    any other "unofficial" software / plugins installed?
    any modification to your hosts file?

    I take it you are asking here because there may be something you don't want u-he support knowing?
     
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    Try blocking your DAW in your firewall rules.
     
  5. Obineg

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    maybe it is trying to tell you that it is 32 bit or PPC only. :D
     
  6. The ABC

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    Urs' April Fool timebomb, maybe. If it is, hats off to him :) because that's hilarious.
     
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  7. Obineg

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    Voltsolette
     
  8. Xupito

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    I would look into that. Any other u-he stuff you might have "vaccinated".

    About the possible April Fool joke, I prefer to think it's not the case.
     
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    if its an april fools joke, its not very funny really.

    makes his whole business look like a joke
     
  10. Smoove Grooves

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    ...aaand lack of efficient blocking of home-calling, maybe?
    Sending out a freebie bot as a trojan horse to check an open, home-calling system for other products that have been cured.
    Genius.
     
  11. HeresJohnny

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    Maybe not as genius, as its plain stupidity to mix say cracked and legit u-he/tone2 etc etc
     
  12. Smoove Grooves

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    So it's still a genius move if it only happens to stupid people, right?
     
  13. AbsoluteMadLad

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    Timebomb is the term used to describe when cracked software wake up start asking for license. A free software can't timebomb. What you are experiencing is called a bug.
     
  14. Smoove Grooves

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    Correct about the term, but a "bug" that happens so far only to one user that has both legit and non together?
    On a system that may have called out?
     
  15. Quantised Noise

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    Zebralette and ZebraCM have a weird thing where they actually share 'registration' status with Zebra, so if your zebra timebombs then it'll take Zebralette and CM out with it.

    That said, I checked all 3 versions of Zebralette, and both versions of ZebraCM on my system, and none have timebombed from the date, but then my Zebra hasn't either.
     
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  16. Xupito

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    I get what you say. I see it more like a logical move.
    That is if it actually only does that, to mess with non-legit versions.
     
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