Re: database engine

}From: uunet!fivegl.co.nz!hugh (Hugh Grierson) }Message-Id: <1992May14.213451.19933@fivegl.co.nz> }Subject: Re: database engine }Date: 14 May 92 21:34:51 GMT }X-Informix-List-Id: <news.1263> } }In article <8906@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> infmx!obelix!johnl@uunet.UU.NET (Jonathan Leffler) writes: }>ENGINES: }>You need an engine licence for each machine which runs an engine. If the }>engine is ever used by a development system, you need a development engine; }>otherwise, you only need a run-time engine. End of story -- that was easy. } }Why is that? They are identical aren't they? Since when has logic had anything to do with law? It is a matter of the terms of the licensing of the software. }>[about RDS...] }>If the hardware is different and a custom runner is required, then you }>can create a custom runner on the target hardware with the contents of }>the run-time system } }Ahhh, this is news to me. Good to know... thanks. } }Here's one: If someone wants to run some 4gl programs developed under }I-4GL and some under 4GL RDS (maybe they buy a product compiled using }I-4GL, but do inhouse development using RDS on a smaller machine with a }cheaper licence) then do they need _both_ I-4GL and RDS run-time licences? }As far as I can tell I-4GL r/t contains essentially only message files, }which are a subset of those in RDS. Again, this is a legal issue, not a technological one. You would need both licences. } Hi, I'm a .sig virus. Reformat your hard disk now and join the fun! \\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0 \\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0 \\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0 \\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0 \\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0\\0 Jonathan Leffler (johnl@obelix.informix.com) #include <disclaimer.h>