Re: Future with Ada

["Peter Hend�n" <phenden@algonet.se>]

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> Anyway, I have no huge problem with having to call a # somewhere to
activate an
> OS license. I'm used to having to do that with Unix software at work. What
I do
> have a big problem with is the vendor deciding that after 3 or 4 upgrades,
I
> have to purchase a whole new copy. Depending on the components, that could
put
> me out 3 whole OS's (one for each machine) in a year (or about $600). The
first
> time that happens, a Free OS *will* be the replacement...

Once upon a time we threw out DomainIX (Apollo - Unix look-alike long since
swallowed and digested by HP) in favor of Windows NT just because of
the activation calls necessary when swapping hardware. We have also
systematically expunged any software requiring dongles or any type of
non-permanent code. These "protections" have cost us more than its worth,
and until the vendors offer a no-delay clause with stiff penalties this
is a no-no.

/Peter H

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