Informix free versions - production site
Celso Freitas de Andrade asked which Informix editions are free in production; Alexandre Marini linked an IIUG edition comparison. Marc Demhartner asked whether licences were ever tied to a machine. Art Kagel said no, licences are portable. Rainer von Bongartz and Hrvoje Zokovic recalled 1990s serial/key branding of executables, but INFORMIXDIR could still be moved.
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Hello all, I would like to know what editions of IDS I can use for free in a production site. From what I heard, for that purpose I cannot use a Developer Edition, and the best option would be an Innovator Edition. So I would like to confirm that and also know more about these editions limitations. Thanks! ------------------------------ Celso Freitas ------------------------------ #Informix
Hello. Please follow up this link. I think that will answer all your questions. If you want specific details about any edition please let us know, ok? https://www.iiug.org/en/2019/10/08/compare-informix/ Alexandre Marini
Thanks a lot, Alexandre! Regards, ------------------------------ Celso Freitas ------------------------------
Hello, i have one additional question... maybe its pretty outdated but i still know some older colleges mention that Informix licenses were bound to a phsical adress where the licenese was installed/used ? Is it correct? But this isnt anymore... i can´t find such restrictions? ------------------------------ Marc Demhartner ------------------------------
Marc: I don't think that that was ever a thing. Perhaps back in the Informix Corp. days when the license number was bound into the executable, though I don't remember that restriction, but certainly not in the IBM era. No, Informix licenses are portable from machine to machine. ------------------------------ Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management Corp. www.askdbmgt.com ------------------------------
Thanks for your reply. Yes, it might be from the early 90s.... but thanks for clarify. ------------------------------ Marc Demhartner ------------------------------
Yes, in the 90' you received a DAT tape when you requested the software . Together with the tape you got a license letter with an install key. Long long time ago mit freundlichen Grüßen, kind regards, Rainer von-Bongartz --- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.
During installation process you had to type License Serial # and Key License Serial number have format: 3 letters, # sign, letter, 6 figures (and letter following # sign means number of licenced users) During installation all (or most of) executables were "branded" with this Serial number. But after that you could transfer $INFORMIXDIR to other (same HW/SW) machine and it would work. If I remember right :) Hrvoje ------------------------------ Hrvoje Zokovic ------------------------------