Re: Performer expiry date

From: Tom Flynn (flynnt++at++engr.sgi.com)
Date: 05/30/2001 14:14:33

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On Wed, 30 May 2001, Gernot Ziegler wrote:

> Hej folks !
>
> I have a question about the expiry date of the Performer libs in Linux:
> Is the limit of 90 days there too encourage people to buy a license, or
> rather only to make people upgrade to the latest version as soon as there
> is one available ?

Yes to both.

>
> My university would like to install the latest libs in their Linux
> computer rooms, but the staff there is unsure if it should buy a license
> or not (and the machines are only single CPU, so that wouldn't affect the
> decision)

Actually, it a matter of allowing multiple processes to run, not just
multiple CPUs. So, if you wanna run with a forked DBASE, COMPUTE, ISECT,
etc., you need the MP license.

-tom

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