Comments on: Floating licenses in GeoExpress http://www.lizardtech.com/blog/2008/floating-licenses-in-geoexpress/ A starting point for geospatial insight Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:47:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Matt Fleagle http://www.lizardtech.com/blog/2008/floating-licenses-in-geoexpress/#comment-1229 Matt Fleagle Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:13:42 +0000 http://www.lizardtech.com/blog/2008/floating-licenses-in-geoexpress/#comment-1229 Martin, Thanks for the comment. That's a great question. The answer is "maybe". With GeoExpress 7 we changed the way the licenses work so users can now check a license out, disconnect from the network, and continue using the software -- that's called "commuter licensing", though you don't have to remember that name. The change from straight floating licenses (where a connection to the license server was maintained in order for the software to work) to the commuter licensing model required us to change the license code. That's why an upgraded license was required for GeoExrpess 7. The potential for a change to the license code exists any time we release a new version of GeoExpress. As for the license server software, that's a third-party product that we include with our product. We don't determine when that gets upgraded, they do. We will make it a priority to communicate the requirements for new releases to our users if an upgrade to either the license code or the licensing software is necessary. -mdf Martin,

Thanks for the comment. That’s a great question. The answer is “maybe”.

With GeoExpress 7 we changed the way the licenses work so users can now check a license out, disconnect from the network, and continue using the software — that’s called “commuter licensing”, though you don’t have to remember that name. The change from straight floating licenses (where a connection to the license server was maintained in order for the software to work) to the commuter licensing model required us to change the license code. That’s why an upgraded license was required for GeoExrpess 7. The potential for a change to the license code exists any time we release a new version of GeoExpress.

As for the license server software, that’s a third-party product that we include with our product. We don’t determine when that gets upgraded, they do.

We will make it a priority to communicate the requirements for new releases to our users if an upgrade to either the license code or the licensing software is necessary.

-mdf

]]> By: Martin Alvarez http://www.lizardtech.com/blog/2008/floating-licenses-in-geoexpress/#comment-1204 Martin Alvarez Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:52:03 +0000 http://www.lizardtech.com/blog/2008/floating-licenses-in-geoexpress/#comment-1204 Excellent explanation! I would also add... Do I need to reInstall/Update my license server or receive new license file for the license manager on each new GeoExpress release? Thanks. Martin A. Excellent explanation! I would also add… Do I need to reInstall/Update my license server or receive new license file for the license manager on each new GeoExpress release?

Thanks.

Martin A.

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