Re: Lightwave USB Dongle

It's a tricky one.

Luxology are trying a variation on the model by licensing the software
to the user, not the machine. On their site I think they say something
about it being ok to install and use on all of *your own* machines. I
think they're going full tilt on being nice guys and expecting the same
back....Certainly there seems to be a good feeling in the industry
about Modo.

The whole dongle thing throws back to when 3D software cost thousands
instead of hundreds (of UK pounds) like it does now. I wonder if the
different figures today still justify the effort? I don't know of any
other software (except Maya I think?) that still uses them.

Then again, if that's what it takes....






Dark Science wrote:
"Gene" <What@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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I can use LW on a dual processor machine and use two monitors and open
two instances of LW, yet I can't use LW for myself on two seperate
machines.

Yes and you can use LW on an 8-CPU system with a separate instance for each
CPU run to separate node workstations via Win Terminal Service Edition and
then it's like 8 people running their own copy at their own desk...
Although it's cheaper to buy 8 separate workstations and 8 separate LW
licenses.

The whole deal is ridiculous.

It is, but I'm sure if there were a better way short of not trying to
protect their software at all, they would.

.

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