Talk:Software copy protection

Please see my (similar) notes on the discussion page for "dongle." "Bongle" appears to be the specific name of a particular commercial product of Hide & Seek technologies. I could well be wrong, but I don't think it's in wide use as a generic term. I'm not sure this belongs in Wikipedia but am not sure of the right channels for deciding or implementing such things. I hope the person who contributed this will give some further explanation, making the case for its inclusion.

Dpbsmith 13:47, 29 Oct 2003 (UTC)

From VfD


 * Bongle (hardware key realized on a CD) I'm not too happy about this page for two reasons. First, I think Bongle is the name of a specific commercial product from Hide & Seek Technologies. (They don't seem to have a website so it's not easy to tell whether the name is a trademark).  Second, unlike "Dongle," I don't believe the word "Bongle" is in general parlance. Since I see that a couple of experienced Wikipedians have edited this page, I'd assume that they think it's a legitimate and valid entry, so quite possibly I'm wrong about this. I'm not going to say it should be deleted, but I'd like to see some positive justification or explanation for keeping it.  (For example, prove me wrong when I say it's not in general parlance).  The results of Googling for "Bongle" on the Web or in Groups are not very convincing. Dpbsmith 17:41, 31 Oct 2003 (UTC)
 * How about we just move it to Software copy protection methods, or something similar? "Bongle" could then be mentioned as a term for this relating specifically to the Hide & Seek company. I think the content is otherwise acceptable - there is definitely room for an article along these lines to complement Dongle, IMO. GRAHAMUK 00:20, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)
 * I think that would be the right thing. My issue is solely with use of the word Bongle as the entry term. The article itself is good. (Hey, you know more about this than I do: had you heard this term before? Is it a 'meme on the rise' or anything?) Dpbsmith 13:23, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)
 * redirect as suggested. JamesDay 23:56, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)