Cool - thanks dave that totally cleared it up for me On Apr 5, 2005 11:48 AM, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I told the guy who asked me to call MM himself to get the > > skinny, but now I am curious. As usual I am a bit slow, and > > a confused mind says "no" so is this accurate... > > > > 1. I buy CF EE, write an app, make a war 2. I want to sell it > > to Joe Blow 3. Joe Blow likes the app, and wants to buy it > > ---- > > 4. Joe Blow, who is running tomcat only, needs to buy a CF EE > > license to run my war in production or 4. Joe Blow, who is > > running tomcat only, can use the war without ever talking to MM > > > > I think it's the latter, but I can't seem to get it (as soon > > as I see license and serial number I start getting confused ;-D) > > Given the above, here are your choices: > > 1. You omit the serial number when creating your EAR/WAR. Mr. Blow would > then have to purchase his own CFMX Enterprise license to deploy your EAR/WAR > for production use. If he doesn't enter a serial number, the EAR/WAR will > essentially be a CFMX trial version for 30 days, after which it reverts to > Developer Edition. > > 2. You enter your serial number when creating your EAR/WAR. Mr. Blow would > then be able to deploy the EAR/WAR directly to production. However, you > would then have to cease using that serial number with your own copy of CFMX > Enterprise, as you would essentially have sold him your license. If you > continue using the serial number for your own server, you would be violating > the terms of your license, and Macromedia product resellers like me would > track you down, skin you alive and make you into one of those "bearskin" > rugs or something. I just saw "Sin City" last weekend, so I'm kind of in > that mindset right now I guess. > > 3. Before creating your EAR/WAR, you get a valid CFMX Enterprise license > from Mr. Blow, or on behalf of Mr. Blow. You enter that serial number when > creating your EAR/WAR. Mr. Blow can then deploy it directly to production, > and that license would legally belong to him. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > >
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