• Daylight Licensing
  • Roger E Critchlow Jr
  • Daylight CIS, Inc.
  • Mug 1998
  • Santa Fe, NM
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Two Proposals
  • Licensing Will Change
  • Here Are Two Proposals
  • Tell Us What You Do or Don't Like
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• But, Do You Care?
  • Is Your Group Responsible For Software Licenses?
  • Or Does Someone Handle It For You?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Current Licensing
  • Node Locked Licenses
  • Corporate Licenses
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Node Locked Licenses
  • License Valid on One Node
  • Unlimited Use of Product
  • Unlimited License Period
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Corporate Licenses
  • License Valid on Any Node?
  • Unlimited Use of Product?
  • Unlimited License Period?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Two Proposed Options
  • Floating Node Licenses
  • Floating Product Licenses
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Floating Node Licenses
  • License Valid on Many Nodes
  • First Come, First Served
  • Unlimited Use of Product
    • On Node Holding License
    • While License is Held
  • Trade Licenses Between Nodes
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Floating Product Licenses
  • License Valid for Many Products
  • First Come, First Served
  • Unlimited Use of Product
    • On Node Holding License
    • For Product Holding License
    • While License is Held
  • Trade Licenses Between Products
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The Rub
  • Floating Licenses ...
    • Cost More Than Locked Ones
    • Are Sold in Larger Multiples
    • Require A License Server
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Some Questions
  • Expense vs. Capital Expenditure?
  • License Use Management?
  • Preferred License System Vendor?
  • CORBA License Services?