Re: Informix licensing

Mr Informix is forever being misquoted - Michael Jackson should have such good press. In Australia, the policy document is a dozen or more turgid pages of convoluted scenarios and possibilities - the internet is not the place for examining the whole can of worms. You're right in assuming the '5 user minimum', but that applies only to server products. If you're developing against OnLine, you must have development licences for all Informix products involved. BTW, test servers could theoretically use only deployment licences, but that's a whole other can of worms. For your config, as below, you'll need a dev licence for NET. Since NET is ONLY shipped with a language product (Informix bundles connectivity products now) you _must_ already have an Informix runtime product (ESQL/C, NewEra, ViewPoint, HyperScript et al). My advice is to review your situation with the local Informix people. Adam In article <3rjnbl$1tn@raffles.technet.sg>, jesskung@technet.sg says... > >Dear Informix users > >Just a clarification on the licensing issue of Informix products. We have >a site that need to do development using Microsoft Visual Basic to an >Informix server. > >Could we use purchase the runtime products of Informix and use it for >development of our Microsoft VB applications? Is this legal? Eg. > >Informix DSA 7.1 runtime license 5-usr license >Informix Net for Windows 5.0x runtime license 1-usr license >Microsoft Visual Basic > >Our local Informix office only sell minimum licenses of 5-usr for any >Informix products. I went through the end user license agreement. This >not clearly stated. > >Thanks in advance. > >Best Regards >Jessica > - jesskung@brel.com.sg