| Re: IDL LICENSING MADNESS [message #1120 is a reply to message #1117] |
Wed, 04 August 1993 07:57   |
jones
Messages: 3
Registered: August 1993
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In article <23lpo6$gea@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>, kemp@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu (John Kemp) writes:
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> I have some questions on licensing for IDL.
... deleted blurb ...
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> According to the blurbs, there are 4 types of licenses:
> 1) Floating network
> 2) Single-User, Node-Locked
> 3) Multi-User, Node-Locked (allows up to 6)
> 4) Unlimited-user, node-lock
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> Here's our situation. We would probably want to have IDL
> running on 4 workstations. The breakdown would probably
> be DEC5000, HP720, HP735, HP735. At any one time 2-3 people
> might be running the product on a single machine, with a maximum
> of 6-8 users running the product at once on the whole network.
> All these machines are on the same network.
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> The idea would be that the 4 owners of the machines would
> all pitch in to reduce expenses, and presumably save money
> by all of them going in at the same time for one purchase.
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> The sales pinhead suggested we get 1 Node-Lock license [single? multi?]
> and 3 Floating licenses. He didn't explain why, and I don't see how
> this fits our situation.
>
> Can someone who understands this silliness send me some
> e-mail?
>
> What is a floating license [in English]?
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> What is a node-locked license [in English]?
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> Why would you mix the two?
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> What would you recommend?
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> Gotta love it,
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John, I am not an expert on RSI's licensing system, but from your
configuration it would appear that the motives might be that the DEC5000
would have a unique version of IDL with one node-locked license, and the
3 HP systems could share the 3 floating network licenses. This would allow
all your systems to be used simultaneously. I believe the crux of the
problem is that the version of IDL on the DEC system will not run on the
HP systems (and vise-versa). There is therefore no need for a floating
license on the DEC since it can not "float" to any other machine. If more than
one user will be typical on the DEC machine than a multiple user-nodelocked
license might be in order, otherwise save some money with the single user
license for the DEC machine.
Hope this helps.
Andy.
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Andrew S. Jones
CSU/CIRA
Foothills Campus
Fort Collins, CO 80523
phone: (303) 491-8448
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