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Originally Posted by nanook105
I agree that it does work that way, but I'm sure that the license is worded in a "one per PC" way. Actually, it also requires that you run/use a link license for the MediaMVP, even if the MediaMVP server is running on a link or BTV server PC.
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Well here's my feeling on this:
I re-read the licensing blurb. It's "sorta" open to interpretation. I think they should write it a little differently. In actual execution, the software "allows" me to install multiple instances of one license on various workstations. But the "enforcement" of only one client per license only gets "enforced" upon running any of those installs.
In the 'server" world, software devs. are mostly concerned with multiple simultaneous access of the server .. If you have 20 clients but are only licensed for 10, then the limitation is how many of those 20 can be used at the same time. Otherwise they should word the license to say, "You can only install this software on ONE computer and you can only run it on that one computer". Or something like that. There ARE client applications that ONLY allow you to install the product once, where the client software is linked to the installed computer and only that computer. BTV-Link is not one of those.
I think they could have coded the original program to only allow it to be installed ONE time. But they didn't. The point is, I if have three computers and ONE license for Link .. there is nothing wrong with me installing it on computer A. And subsequently uninstalling it and putting it on computer B. And uninstalling that and putting it computer C. The "deal" is that I cannot use multiple copies of that license at the same time. But I surely can install it or un-install and re-install it anywhere I want. So what's the difference really if I just leave all three installs in place and only use them one at a time and never simultaneously? I'm complying with the intent of the license which is after all, allowing me only ONE ACCESS to the server.
Anyway, if SS tells me differently I would of course un-install all but one copy of the LINK. Or if I need to access the server from more than one location at the same time, then I would be happy to buy another license so I can run two links simultaneously.