License data within processing

[tom heine]

Mark,

Its not that risky, we have been doing it for years.
It rarely causes a problem, and is a huge benefit
to the users and whoever is paying the users.

I agree a way to tell how many users are on would be better.

 tom


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fairlight" <fairlite at fairlite.com>
To: <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: License data within processing


> Simon--er, no...it was Tom Heine--said:
> > i agree, but if 16 licenses is cheaper than paying people
> > to do extra navigation, what is the big deal with 32?  its 
> > a one shot deal.   5 people maybe will represent 250k in
> > yearly salaries.  isn't it worth 2k to make them much more
> > productive?
> 
> My guess is that he doesn't want to depend on the Fates to ensure that
> his software works correctly, which I find particularly admirable.  
> 
> User sessions are like data.  And data generally expands to fill all
> available space.  Banking on a 16 covering 5, or a 32 covering 16 without
> checks in place is just plain risky.  By the time you find out you've hit
> your limit and need to upgrade your license because 'x' person decided they
> can run 5 sessions instead of one to be "more productive", you've probably
> already broken something if you assumed too much.  If this can be avoided,
> it very well should be.
> 
> I personally think he's asking a very valid question, and completely
> respect his design foresight.
> 
> mark->
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