Hi!
I have question about user_name engine var.
In the 3dgs Manual:

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user_name
This string contains the first 19 characters of the user name in the editor About panels. It can be used to implement a security mechanism for customizing engine extensions to a certain user.
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Example:
if (!str_cmpi(user_name,customer_name)) { game_exit("invalid user!"); }

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But, in the FAQ:

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You can give your user data to Conitec employees, but to no one else. Otherwise your software license is void.

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And in the ReadMe.txt in the 3dgs folder:

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Do not give away your user name and password (except to Conitec employees)………If your password is misused, your Gamestudio license will be void.

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What is the "your user data"? Is it the name+password combination?
So, what I have to do if I want to lock some plugin for a certain user of 3dgs?
Is it really illegal to ask for a user name only (as it appears in the WED/SED "about" box and described in the Manual)? If so, what do you recommend?
Thanks.
P.S.
I ask about this, because 3dgs manual and other material you provided isn't clear here. By the way, 3dgs manual has many references to a "license". But I can't find any text clearly marked as license for the 3DGS itself (in the manual, 3dgs folder, my key.zip and so on) where terms like "user data" should be described in "Definitions".

Don't worry, you're still allowed you to tell other people your name. As the user name in the About panel is normally the user's real name, it would be a little much to ask him not to give it away to anyone...

You must not give away the Gamestudio user data that you've received from us, but you may still reveal your own name, unless your parents have some disclaimer on that.

Thank you, JCL!
you gain free peace of my mind; going to ask my dad am I a legal owner of my name...