Licence policy - Revision history

Harald Friedrich at 18:45, 27 July 2022

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	=== Multiple use: How can I make sure that TARGET runs without trouble? ===		=== Multiple use: How can I make sure that TARGET runs without trouble? ===

	Best is to buy as much licences as you have users. Each user closes his TARGET at the end of his session. If you have more users than the number of licenced workstations (users) ~~and if they all work in the same local network,~~ you might wish to give an alert to the exceeding one. Provide an empty text file named ''TargetCounter.txt'' where all TARGETs which are currently started get recognized. If an additional user wants access, TARGET gives an alert that the number of permissions is reached at the moment.		Best is to buy as much licences as you have users. Each user closes his TARGET at the end of his session. If you have more users than the number of licenced workstations (users) you can install a license counter:

	~~For getting this, each TARGET 3001! should be installed as usual and started once and closed again~~. ~~During this action the file Target~~.~~ini gets created. The path to it please find in menu Settings~~/ ~~Settings (INI file) at the very top of the dialog~~. ~~While TARGET is closed, please edit this Target.ini file using a simple text editor (e.g. MS-Notepad). In the section [Directory~~] ~~enter the path to your text file, e.g.:~~		[[https://server.ibfriedrich.com/wiki/ibfwikien/index.php?title=Installation#Multiuser_installation License counter]]<br><br>

	~~LicenseCounterFile='Z:\MyPath\TargetCounter.txt'~~

	~~This file needs to be furnished with reading and writing permission for TARGET. Every starting TARGET now fills in to this file and if closing, it deletes its fill.~~
	~~<br>~~<br><br>

Markus Friedrich at 09:42, 28 July 2021

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Markus Friedrich at 09:36, 28 July 2021

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	Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.		Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.

	Only if you actively place a purchase order from out of the software (e.g. you order a board manufacture at PCB-Pool) we get a copy. The time of starting and ending TARGET 3001! is relevant for the licence check. ~~If you switch your~~ PC ~~to the~~ '~~''sleep or hibernate mode''' while TARGET 3001! is opened~~, ~~the same TARGET 3001! licence~~ must ~~not~~ be ~~used~~ on ~~another PC~~.		Only if you actively place a purchase order from out of the software (e.g. you order a board manufacture at PCB-Pool) we get a copy. The time of starting and ending TARGET 3001! is relevant for the licence check. By the way: Hibernation, i.e. the PC's rest period, does not count. The PC must be properly switched on. TARGET writes a time stamp to the data file every 15 minutes. TARGET cannot do this during "sleep" or hibernation.<br><br>

	Don't use TARGET 3001! with a wrong system time and do not manipulate the INI-files.		Don't use TARGET 3001! with a wrong system time and do not manipulate the INI-files.

Markus Friedrich at 09:03, 3 December 2020

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	{\|cellpadding="30"		{\|cellpadding="30"
	\|Starting with a lower version, you might enlarge it later. For an [[upgrade]] you will pay the difference price plus about 20% of the initial version's price.\|\|The licence of the '''[[Download\|free version]] and the light version''' is '''non commercial'''. But all functions are entirely active, no time restriction, no registration.		\|Starting with a lower version, you might enlarge it later. For an [[upgrade]] you will pay the difference price plus about 20% of the initial version's price. Non-commercial versions (such as educational and student versions) are excluded from the update pricing mechanism. In this case the new price must always be paid.\|\|The licence of the '''[[Download\|free version]] and the light version''' is '''non commercial'''. But all functions are entirely active, no time restriction, no registration.
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Markus Friedrich at 07:50, 12 October 2020

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	<center>'''No hardware protection system (dongle)'''<br>'''Fixed price - no licence by subscription'''<br>'''Not tied to a certain PC (node locking)'''<br>'''No module-hassle - always the complete system'''<br>'''No activation codes - just install'''<br>'''You'll get an installation CD - no copy protection'''<br>'''No special installer required'''<br>'''TARGET will not be ''[[Online\|calling home]]'''''</center><br><br>		<center>'''No hardware protection system (dongle)'''<br>'''Fixed price - no licence by subscription'''<br>'''Not tied to a certain PC (node locking)'''<br>'''No module-hassle - always the complete system'''<br>'''No activation codes - just install'''<br>'''You'll get an installation CD - no copy protection'''<br>'''No special installer required'''<br>'''TARGET will not be ''[[Online\|calling home]]'''''</center><br><br>

	The licence is valid for an unlimited period of time. The version will work as long as you find a Windows on which it can be installed. All updates of the main version are included for free~~. Currently V30~~. Every one and a half years a new main version is released as an update, which you can purchase. If you do not want to do this paid update, keep your old version.		The licence is valid for an unlimited period of time. The version will work as long as you find a Windows on which it can be installed. All updates of the current main version are included for free. Every one and a half years a new main version is released as an update, which you can purchase. If you do not want to do this paid update, keep your old version.
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Markus Friedrich at 07:49, 12 October 2020

2020-10-12T07:49:18Z

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	The licence is valid for an unlimited period of time. The version will work as long as you find a Windows on which it can be installed. All updates of the main version are included for free. Currently V30. Every one and a half years a new main version is released as an update, which you can purchase. If you do not want to do this paid update, keep your old version.		The licence is valid for an unlimited period of time. The version will work as long as you find a Windows on which it can be installed. All updates of the main version are included for free. Currently V30. Every one and a half years a new main version is released as an update, which you can purchase. If you do not want to do this paid update, keep your old version.
	<br><br>		<br><br>

			You can always find the latest version on our [[Download\|download page]]. The development of earlier versions V20, V19, V18, V17... is finished, there are no further updates here. Nevertheless these versions still work. Projects, which you have created e.g. in V18, can be opened and edited in the current version without any problems. Also your self-created components, which you have saved in your V18 component database, can still be used. Even if you install and try out the current TARGET demo version, your V18 will still work. Several versions with different main version numbers on one computer do not irritate each other.<br><br>

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Markus Friedrich at 07:44, 12 October 2020

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	*inexpensive campus licences for [[School\|schools or universities]] (non commercial)		*inexpensive campus licences for [[School\|schools or universities]] (non commercial)
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	<center>'''No hardware protection system (dongle)'''<br>'''Fixed price - no licence by subscription'''<br>'''Not tied to a certain PC (node locking)'''<br>'''No module-hassle - always the complete system'''<br>'''No activation codes - just install'''<br>'''You'll get an installation CD - no copy protection'''<br>'''No special installer required'''<br>'''TARGET will not be ''[[Online\|calling home]]'''''</center>		<center>'''No hardware protection system (dongle)'''<br>'''Fixed price - no licence by subscription'''<br>'''Not tied to a certain PC (node locking)'''<br>'''No module-hassle - always the complete system'''<br>'''No activation codes - just install'''<br>'''You'll get an installation CD - no copy protection'''<br>'''No special installer required'''<br>'''TARGET will not be ''[[Online\|calling home]]'''''</center><br><br>

			The licence is valid for an unlimited period of time. The version will work as long as you find a Windows on which it can be installed. All updates of the main version are included for free. Currently V30. Every one and a half years a new main version is released as an update, which you can purchase. If you do not want to do this paid update, keep your old version.
			<br><br>

	{\|cellpadding="30"		{\|cellpadding="30"
	\|Starting with a lower version, you might enlarge it later. For an [[upgrade]] you will pay the difference price plus about 20% of the initial version's price.\|\|The licence of the '''[[Download\|free version]] and the light version''' is '''non commercial'''. But all functions are entirely active, no time restriction, no registration.		\|Starting with a lower version, you might enlarge it later. For an [[upgrade]] you will pay the difference price plus about 20% of the initial version's price.\|\|The licence of the '''[[Download\|free version]] and the light version''' is '''non commercial'''. But all functions are entirely active, no time restriction, no registration.

Markus Friedrich at 14:27, 8 April 2019

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	'''Important note:'''		'''Important note:'''
	You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.		You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.
	~~In case of misuse TARGET 3001! gives warning messages. If you permanently ignore them, TARGET will shut down completely after a certain time.~~		You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. See the following illustration...<br><br>
	You can open TARGET more than once on one PC~~. Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise~~. See the following illustration...<br><br>

	[[image: OverlappingTimes.jpg\|none]] Image: 1 and 2 are overlapping times. This is against single use agreement. After a short while of goodwill warning messages pop up. You should take them seriously.<br><br>		[[image: OverlappingTimes.jpg\|none]] Image: 1 and 2 are overlapping times. This is against single use agreement. After a short while of goodwill warning messages pop up. You should take them seriously.<br><br>

	Updates and upgrades as well as multi user licences are only possible for the current main version.		Updates and upgrades as well as multi user licences are only possible for the current main version.
	A purchase of an update or an upgrade ~~abandons~~ the initial version though it will still run.		A purchase of an update or an upgrade leads to a new installation of the purchased edition.
	Both do not establish an additional user licence. Old and current version in this respect		It does not expand the initial version though it will still run. Both do not establish an additional user licence.
	must not be used simultaneously.		Old and current version in this respect must not be used simultaneously.

	TARGET 3001! has a licence checking system giving out warning messages in case your licence is used		TARGET 3001! has a licence checking system giving out warning messages in case your licence is used
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	contact IBF servers anyhow for this purpose.		contact IBF servers anyhow for this purpose.

	'''At no time there are any of your data transferred to us in this respect.'''		'''At no time there are any of your data transferred to us in this respect.'''<br><br>
			Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.

	Only if you actively place a purchase order from out of the software (e.g. you order a board manufacture at PCB-Pool) we get a copy. The time of starting and ending TARGET 3001! is relevant for the licence check. If you switch your PC to the '''sleep or hibernate mode''' while TARGET 3001! is opened, the same TARGET 3001! licence must not be used on another PC.		Only if you actively place a purchase order from out of the software (e.g. you order a board manufacture at PCB-Pool) we get a copy. The time of starting and ending TARGET 3001! is relevant for the licence check. If you switch your PC to the '''sleep or hibernate mode''' while TARGET 3001! is opened, the same TARGET 3001! licence must not be used on another PC.

Markus Friedrich at 14:10, 8 April 2019

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	You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.		You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.
	In case of misuse TARGET 3001! gives warning messages. If you permanently ignore them, TARGET will shut down completely after a certain time.		In case of misuse TARGET 3001! gives warning messages. If you permanently ignore them, TARGET will shut down completely after a certain time.
	You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.<br><br>		You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise. See the following illustration...<br><br>

	[[image: OverlappingTimes.jpg\|none]] Image: 1 and 2 are overlapping times. This is against single use agreement. After a short while of goodwill warning messages pop up. You should take them seriously.<br><br>		[[image: OverlappingTimes.jpg\|none]] Image: 1 and 2 are overlapping times. This is against single use agreement. After a short while of goodwill warning messages pop up. You should take them seriously.<br><br>

Markus Friedrich at 14:03, 8 April 2019

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	'''Important note:'''		'''Important note:'''
	You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.		You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.
	In case of misuse TARGET 3001! gives warning messages. If you permanently ignore them, TARGET will shut down completely after a certain time.		In case of misuse TARGET 3001! gives warning messages. If you permanently ignore them, TARGET will shut down completely after a certain time.
	You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.<br><br>		You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.<br><br>

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	'''Important note:'''		'''Important note:'''
	You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.		You may copy a single user licence to as many PCs as you like, but you must make sure that it closed on PC 1 before you open it on PC 2.
	You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. See the following illustration.~~..<br>~~<br>		You can open TARGET more than once on one PC. See the following illustration.<br>

	[[image: OverlappingTimes.jpg\|none]] Image: 1 and 2 are overlapping times. This is against single use agreement. After ~~a short while~~ of goodwill warning messages pop up. You should take them seriously.<br><br>		[[image: OverlappingTimes.jpg\|none]] Image: 1 and 2 are overlapping times. This is against single use agreement. After 20 hours of goodwill warning messages pop up. You should take them seriously. after 50 hours of double use a single user license locks down. The purchase of a further license is required.<br><br>

	Updates and upgrades as well as multi user licences are only possible for the current main version.		Updates and upgrades as well as multi user licences are only possible for the current main version.
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	against this rule. If you do not terminate the reason of misuse (you'll get warnings) TARGET 3001! will		against this rule. If you do not terminate the reason of misuse (you'll get warnings) TARGET 3001! will
	shut down completely and won't start anymore. Only a purchase of further licences can restart it.		shut down completely and won't start anymore. Only a purchase of further licences can restart it.
	This licence checking system is working autonomously and ~~locallyand~~ does not send data to IBF or		This licence checking system is working autonomously and locally. It does not send data to IBF or
	contact IBF servers anyhow for this purpose.		contact IBF servers anyhow for this purpose.

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	Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.		Please [mailto:target@ibfriedrich.com contact us] if any questions arise.

	Only if you actively place a purchase order from out of the software (e.g. you order a board manufacture at PCB-Pool) we get a copy. The time of starting and ending TARGET 3001! is relevant for the licence check. By the way: Hibernation, i.e. the PC's rest period, does not count. The PC must be properly switched on. TARGET writes a time stamp to the data file every 15 minutes. TARGET cannot do this during "sleep" or hibernation.<br><br>		Only if you actively place a PCB purchase order from out of the software (e.g. you order a board manufacture at PCB-Pool) we get a copy. The time of starting and ending TARGET 3001! is relevant for the licence check. By the way: Hibernation, i.e. the PC's rest period, does not count. The PC must be properly switched on. TARGET writes a time stamp to the data file every 15 minutes. TARGET cannot do this during "sleep" or hibernation.<br><br>

	Don't use TARGET 3001! with a wrong system time and do not manipulate the INI-files.		Don't use TARGET 3001! with a wrong system time and do not manipulate the INI-files.