Re: [BK] upgrade will be needed

Matthias Andree
2005-02-14T19:44:42Z

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Larry McVoy wrote:

> So how would you suggest that we resolve it? The protection we need is
> that people don't get to
>
> - use BK
> - stop using BK so they can go work on another system
> - start using BK again
> - stop using BK so they can go work on another system
> ...

Add a cancellation period or a relicense block to BK/Free.

For instance:

1. $licensee can cancel his license with 30 days period before end of a
month

2. BK/Free license is not available to (1) people who have worked on a
system essentially similar to BK in the past six weeks, (2) people
who have had their BK/Free license terminated within the past six
weeks for any reason other than a new BK version becoming available.

> So what do you want us to do? This isn't a change to take stuff from
> you, it's a change that some of your peers asked us to do so they could
> use BK (and it would be nice if the people who wanted this are reading
> this thread and will speak up so it doesn't look like I'm making it up).

This is, by your leave, ridiculous. I was, so far, allowed to stop using
BK/Free on day #1 and hack non-BK SCM on day #2. I understand you don't
want users to repeat this sequence, use BK on every odd day of month and
hack non-BK SCM on every even day, and I haven't done that (I haven't
hacked SCM).

> What we've been doing so far is telling people who were worried to act as
> if there were a year long gap and they have been happy with that answer
> but they are asking for us to put it in the license so they don't have
> to depend on some email based side agreement.

So have them send a SSAE and pass that note in writing.

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Matthias Andree