Re(2): Counting users

Given the difficulties that this (and other) scenarious present, might it
be worth pursuing a non-technical solution? I worked for a company that
faced the same problem -- individual users using multiple copies of
software with user-based licensing, and they negotiated a deal with the
vendor -- they bought enough licenses to keep the license manager happy
(i.e. enough to cover all sessions), but they paid a discounted price
based on an agreement about what the "real" number of users would be.

Of course, this depended on a trusting relationship between the two
parties, but maybe something like this would work here as well?

hth

MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com writes:
>How is the software vendor to tell the difference between the scenario of 
>MARY on a work station on port 7 with 6 concurrent sessions, and the
>scenario 
>of TOM DICK & HARRY on 3 work stations on port 8 all signed on with 2 
>sessions each using the same user-id of BILL?


Mike Naughton
Senior Programmer/Analyst
Judd Wire, Inc.
124 Turnpike Road
Turners Falls, MA  01376
413-863-4357 x444
mnaughton@juddwire.com

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