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Re: project license [message #59989 is a reply to message #59977]

Wed, 23 April 2008 15:57

b_gom
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Registered: April 2003

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On Apr 23, 1:57 pm, nata <bernat.puigdomen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi gurus,
>
> Anybody knows how to put a license in a IDL project ? I want to write
> a license for my project (only available for X days). Is it possible?
>
> Thanks

I agree with David; the amount of work you put into the licensing
should be proportional to the risk that someone is going to steal the
program.

I've never really liked date-based licenses, but I've tried the
following approaches for this type of thing, each with their own set
of disadvantages:
-using a hardware ID, such as a MAC address or hard drive serial
number, and requesting permission to execute over the web. This can be
circumvented but at least you will be able to tell if it has by the
web server logs.
-using an encrypted key to allow execution and\or store encrypted
information about the number of days left. (See the TEA package in the
ITT user contrib site)
-using a hardware dongle to allow execution and provide time limits.

The hardware dongle requires a DLM to implement, but makes it simple
to manage licenses. The cost of the dongles can be in the $20 range,
so this assumes your software is worth at least this much.

If you have actually developed a 'killer app', then you might want to
talk to ITT. They may have options you can use to license runtime
versions of the code.

Good Luck..

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		Re: project license By: David Fanning on Thu, 24 April 2008 09:18
		Re: project license By: David Fanning on Thu, 24 April 2008 06:47
		Re: project license By: David Fanning on Thu, 24 April 2008 06:41
		Re: project license By: Vince Hradil on Thu, 24 April 2008 06:35
		Re: project license By: b_gom on Wed, 23 April 2008 15:57
		Re: project license By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 April 2008 14:56
		Re: project license By: natha on Wed, 23 April 2008 14:54
		Re: project license By: Jean H. on Wed, 23 April 2008 14:25
		Re: project license By: R.G. Stockwell on Wed, 23 April 2008 14:34
		Re: project license By: natha on Wed, 23 April 2008 14:29
		Re: project license By: Bob[3] on Wed, 23 April 2008 14:09
		Re: project license By: Jean H. on Wed, 23 April 2008 13:42
		Re: project license By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 April 2008 13:54
		Re: project license By: natha on Wed, 23 April 2008 13:46
		Re: project license By: David Fanning on Wed, 23 April 2008 13:20
		Re: project license By: b_gom on Thu, 24 April 2008 10:24

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