Re: AW51B1 to AW51D Hardware upgrade - Foxboro's software li

[Control Y Automatizacion (Rodolfo Piedra)]

Do anyone have a paper where Foxboro indicated this policy and
why software licenses are based on hardware model, I mean,
why AW51's Sotware License is different from Box B to Box D?

Regards,

Rodolfo Piedra


----- Original Message -----
From: Daren Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: AW51B1 to AW51D Hardware upgrade - Foxboro's software li


>      Rodolfo,
>
>      I for one agree totally!!!!! If I buy eeeek!! Microsoft W2000 I can
>      only load it on one box, but I can pick and choose which one!!! And
>      change my mind as often as I see fit!!!
>
>      Display managers are the same way a DM is a DM!!!!
>
>      Can't help with an answer at this point, but maybe encouragement will
>      help!!
>
>      They do it because right now the can but.... "This too, as all
things,
>      will change."
>
>
>
>
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> Subject: AW51B1 to AW51D Hardware upgrade - Foxboro's software licens
> Author:  "Foxboro DCS Mail List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date:    5/23/01 4:36 PM
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>
> Hi there!
>
> We need a lawyer for this question, and I hate it.
>
> We actually have a AW51B1 / WP51D running at V.6.1
>
> We will like to upgrade the AW's hardware from sparc4
> to UltraSparc10 (as the WP51D) but foxboro's sales people
> said we shall go thru advantage program and pay again our
> AW51's software licenses (With a discount they said)
>
> We really do not understand why should we buy again the
> software license if we will get the same software and applications
> benefits since we don't want to upgrade the software version just the
> hardware!
>
> How can we get the Foxboro's license agreement where they established this
> policy? or better yet, Where to find something in paper to let us proceed
> with
> the hardware upgrade by our own?
>
>
> Thanks in advance to all of you
>
> Rodolfo Piedra
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> USA Fax : (407) 210-2001 ext 3469
>
>
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