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:NewsFactor: The Dual-Core Software Licensing Debate
NewsFactor: The Dual-Core Software Licensing Debate
Oct 1, 2004, 04 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5993 reads)

(Other stories by Russell Shaw)

"The growing interest in dual-core processors is forcing users--and software vendors--to take a fresh look at software-licensing policies.

"Many enterprise applications traditionally have been licensed on a 'per-processor' basis--one license, one processor. Up until now, that was a perfectly reasonable policy. The question now is, for software-licensing purposes, is a dual-core chip considered one processor or two...?"

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NewsForge: Dual-core Processors Present Potential Licensing Problems(Sep 15, 2004)
LinuxDevices: Digital Rights Management Issues in Real-Time and Safety/Mission Critical Systems(Oct 14, 2002)


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If double-dip licensing for dual-core sy ...   Dual Core   
Joe User
Oct 1, 2004, 06:14:43
 
I don't think that this is a problem ...   Not confusing   
Bruce
Oct 1, 2004, 11:48:52
 
Forget this dual-core pricing... why not ...   How about charging per MIPS?   
engineer_scotty
Oct 1, 2004, 17:49:05
 
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