| Re: sec : U Re: travelling idl license [message #32302 is a reply to message #32251] |
Thu, 26 September 2002 07:05   |
Robert Stockwell
Messages: 74
Registered: October 2001
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Rick Towler wrote:
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> Bob: You could be the guinea pig for us HASP users. It would be worth
> trying to license IDL to a PCMCIA NIC and use that as your dongle. You of
> course would have to get a PCMCIA card reader for your desktop. It should
> work, the only issue would be managing the multiple NIC's in the machine. I
> don't know how the license manager selects the NIC on a machine with
> multiple network interfaces though. It looks like it takes the first one it
> finds which would complicate this a bit. You want to try that out and get
> back to us? ;)
Hmmm, let's see, my laptop has a basestation at my office, a wireless PCMCIA
card at home, and a PCMCIA NIC when I work other places, plus a modem card which
I may occasionally use, in addition to my desktop at work, and my desktop at
home.
I don't like the idea of having to disconnect from the (wireless) network to put
in a useless PCMCIA NIC card in my laptop. Especially since I almost always
use my one centrally located IDL library (so as to avoid duplicate libs), i.e. I
map a network drive containing all my code to my laptop.
> Also, How does this personal license work. Say I have a work machine,
> laptop, and home machine (all running the same OS). Currently I can carry
> my dongle in my pocket and work wherever I want. How does the personal
> license "float"?
I am not clear on that. But if it does travel across OSes then I am not interested
in it
Here's my point of view on the subject. I am not concerned with RSI's perceived
threats of piracy, or what they do about it. All I want is to be able to use
the IDL application that I bought. RSI does not provide the capability for me
use IDL in a way that is best for me, rather they choose to create some "scorched
earth" protection scheme that is not in the best interest of their customer's. :(
Thanks for all the resonses!
Cheers,
bob
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