how can I protect my cooked rom?

[Pirata Boom]

Hello. I am cooking a new rom for the diamond and I would like to protect, but not how.
Someone can help.
thanks.:)

[danny_and_2]

Hello. I am cooking a new rom for the diamond and I would like to protect, but not how.
Someone can help.
thanks.:)

Why do you want to protect it ? Why don't have it open & share it with people who maybe like your rom, and want to add "3rd part applications" ?

You could use packagebuilder.

[nblakqori]

if u find out how to protect the rom, than please inform also HTC so that they protect their official roms too, so that no one can recook them...............


if HTC doesn't protect them (the official releases), then why should WE protect them? :cool:

[adwinp]

if u find out how to protect the rom, than please inform also HTC so that they protect their official roms too, so that no one can recook them...............


if HTC doesn't protect them (the official releases), then why should WE protect them? :cool:


Would you like someone to rip off your hard work and pass it as their own?
And even worse, ask for donations?
...
Which doesn't mean that I don't help.
If somebody asks nicely, I usually help out if I know the answer, but I don't spoon feed.

[adwinp]

Hello. I am cooking a new rom for the diamond and I would like to protect, but not how.
Someone can help.
thanks.:)


*hint hint*
partition signatures.

[danny_and_2]

Would you like someone to rip off your hard work and pass it as their own?
And even worse, ask for donations?
...
Which doesn't mean that I don't help.
If somebody asks nicely, I usually help out if I know the answer, but I don't spoon feed.

Yeah ofc. If you put it in that way, i can see it.
& I know this have been up to, and it end up in a big discussion, ..
But the only thing that i was saying it, was because of those who want to "protect" there device with the gps and sms system.

[cyron_at]

Hello. I am cooking a new rom for the diamond and I would like to protect, but not how.
Someone can help.
thanks.:)
...after sharing the rom to us, it will be protected ;-)

[dannyoneill]

if you dont want anyone to rip it off dont make it public.

funny you should say about recooking and getting donations as that is what your dooing. you do realise its illegal and getting paid for it is especially naughty (opens can of worms).

i say this as i hate locked roms.

[christonge]

Hello. I am cooking a new rom for the diamond and I would like to protect, but not how.
Someone can help.
thanks.:)

Ummmmmm.... great first post :o

[Vic5870]

if you dont want anyone to rip it off dont make it public.

funny you should say about recooking and getting donations as that is what your dooing. you do realise its illegal and getting paid for it is especially naughty (opens can of worms).

i say this as i hate locked roms.

I like this answer http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon14.gif

[vnt]

CID lock is hackable too... and I think HTC, microsoft wanna to protect the ROM too and they have a lot of $$ to do so... but ...

so why one (cookedROM) wanna a protection?
what's special features or things that in the ROM that one do not want others to have?

Remember, say if you can protect your ROM, when you install, the files will be expanded... and other chiefs can copy too, others can dump the files from a phone...

Just a thought

[Windza]

Would you like someone to rip off your hard work and pass it as their own?
And even worse, ask for donations?


Isn't every ROM here a 'rip-off' of someone elses work??? Most ppl are just honest about it is all - they understand they've made improvements and added to the work but at the end of the day they can't claim it as 'their work'!

Most variants here utilise modded TF3D (HTC's expensive and hard work) and various software from all over... unless you're releasing a build entirely developed from your own work (near on impossible - just ask Schaps) than suck it up.

IMO you should feel obliged to share and not lock down work that you really have no right to claim as your own anyway!

I understand that you don't want someone passing off your efforts as their own - but your best defence is to make what you've done well known so ppl recognise it... and the best way to do that is simply to share it openly (and document it well in the forum).

If it's a worthwhile effort than ppl know will soon know where to look for it and who to credit (and from what I've seen on these forums, most ppl are happy to credit others)...

[conflipper]

using ervious kitchen alows you to build all packages to one. this is very nice, it also helps with performance of the rom, it gets rid or all the DSM files. so you have less files in your windows folder.

[coolfire74]

All I can say is, if you really want a protection, the only solution is: do not release it. Just cook it and only install it on you OWN diamond. In this way, you can look at your OWN rom and OWN device and feel like you are a genius. :)

Isn't it entertaining? LOL