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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Licensing Software
To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:29:34 -0700 (MST)
Cc: wollman@lcs.mit.edu, terry@lambert.org, jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com,
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> I don't know what you guys are all arguing about anyway.  Location
> based license managers are EVIL, they are NOT the future (just pick up
> a copy of Purify or ObjectCenter sometime to see where it's going
> instead) and no ISV in their right minds or with even the vaguest
> understanding of the concept of networking should be going with LM
> technology that cares one whit where a user is sitting.  All you care
> about is the number of simultaneous accesses you get, and any node in
> the network should be able to "check out" a license if you've gone
> with the appropriate technology.

There is inherent locality associated with the license server.

I can reuse a license in your scenario if I can make equiavelent
servers -- the same license may be checked out from both simultaneously.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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