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License Key Types
ICS uses the following types of licenses:The following table enumerates the types of licenses used for the Evaluation and Licensed Product versions of each of our software product families.
- Floating w/License Server - ICS' BX PRO product family is licensed using the FlexLM license server software originally developed by Globetrotter Software and now owned by Macrovision. ICS software licensed using the FlexLM server can float between UNIX systems. This allows you to take your license with you as you move from platform to platform. Furthermore, the licenses are not attached to a specific developer and can be used by anybody on your network. The FlexLM license server insures that there are not more concurrent users than purchased licenses.
- Floating w/Server Locked - The Linux edition of BX PRO uses a Floating license system that is locked to a particular system. Although it does not "float" between computer systems, it does float between developers. So if you have purchased 5 licenses to BX PRO for Linux and have installed them all on a single server, any 5 developers can use the product as along as they use it on that system.
- Time Limited - All evaluation versions of ICS products are time limited in some way. When you download the evaluation version of an ICS product, you will automatically receive a license key via email that will be good for 15 or 30 days. BX PRO will request you to enter the evaluation key as you start up the evaluation version. To use any of our user interface component libraries (e.g., EnhancementPak, GraphPak for Qt, etc.), you will need to set an environment variable prior to executing any application that uses the evaluation. Please see the instructions sent with the evaluation key for detailed instructions on installations. The Time Limited evaluation keys are not locked to any platform and do not restrict the number of users. This allows you maximum flexibility during the evaluation process.
- Branded - The static library version of the XRT widgets use the concept of "branding" to help users avoid inadvertant usage. Basically, you compile and link your application using the static versions of the XRT library, and then as a last step, you run the application through a "brander". This software validates the license and allows you to run your application anywhere. The brander is locked to a specific machine. The dynamic/shared versions of the XRT widgets do not require the use of the "brander".
- None - The licensed versions of the ICS widget libraries do not use a license management system. Users are expected to install up to the number of licenses that they have purchased on the systems of their choice.
Product Evaluation Version Licensed Product UNIX Motif GUI Builders (BX/DX) Time Limited Floating w/License Server Linux Motif GUI Builders (BX/DX) Time Limited Floating w/Server Locked Motif Libraries (EPak, EditTable, ChartObject) Time Limited None Motif XRT Widget Libraries Time Limited Static - Branded/Dynamic, None BX for Java Time Limited Machine Locked QT Libraries Time Limited None
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