Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!uplherc!esunix!bambam!ckim From: ckim@bambam.UUCP (Cheol Kim) Newsgroups: comp.realtime Subject: Re: Wind River's recent "per project" licensing policy Message-ID: <311@bambam.UUCP> Date: 18 Dec 89 17:29:52 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah Lines: 35 From article , by dove@rocket.uucp (Webster &): > 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 --- ------- What do you mean by "new program"? This sounds like politics. If you say the new program is continuation of the old program in blurred language, the definition of "new program" is very arbitrary. This is the first time I hear about this. Also, are they trying to sneak in another clause into the contract they already sold a while back? > > 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.). Background would be greatly appreciated since it is confusing and vague. > -- > Dr. Webster Dove If I may add, I am rather perturbed by amount of money, $2500, one pays to attend their class. First of all, I may be interested in just a few topics out of the 5-day course. Second, managers are not too keen on sending folks out for a week or so for such prolonged training. Adding more real code examples in the programmer's guide would help out greatly for those who are starting out. Areas which could use such examples are; IPC, coroutine stuff, network and so on. cheol evans&sutherland