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Subject: How does RDP Activation/Licensing work?
From: Sam_L <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:47:05 -0500
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I've finally got the activation jar file for our copies of RDP 8. I put it out on the network with the other RDP install & update files. I applied it to my expired trial version and and RDP 8 works again. Yea!

But how does this licensing work? Lets say I have four seats. I've used up one. How does it know there are three left for the other developers? I mean, I could have walked around with a CD to each machine. It it calling home to IBM?

And when they license their copies, will any of us be able to install and run RDP on our home machines? Because I really would like to use it over the VPN.

Not trying to beat the system. Just asking...

Sam

Follow-Ups:

Re: How does RDP Activation/Licensing work? , Bryce Martin
Re: How does RDP Activation/Licensing work? , Tarr, Kenneth

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