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From: dove@rocket.uucp (Webster &)
Newsgroups: comp.realtime
Subject: Wind River's recent "per project" licensing policy
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Date: 15 Dec 89 02:39:52 GMT
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I am concerned about the recent Wind River policy of licensing the
devlopment system on a "per project" basis.  I can't imaging that they
want me to buy a new copy of the development license everytime I
develop a new program.  That would be unlike any other piece of
development software I know of.  There was certainly no mention of
this policy when we bought our first licenses several years ago.

If they want to make more money of development licenses I feel they
should up the support fees.  If they want to make money off successful
developments they should up the target fees.  It is only if they want
to make money off developments that don't involve substantial targets
that they would do what they are doing (e.g. research projects
terminated projects, etc.).

Does anyone else have any comments about this?

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		Dr. Webster Dove
		Special Computing Applications
		Advanced Technology Engineering
		Sanders Associates (a Lockheed Company)
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