[Freeswitch-users] g.729 Licenses from Freeswitch.org

[Brian West]

On Apr 23, 2010, at 12:30 AM, Gabriel Kuri wrote:

> Send proof the machine is dead? Would you like a picture of smoke pouring out of a box in flames? 

A signed paper stating that its failed is usually good enough.  Again right now I'm letting you get away with it three times.  If you have it happen 10 times a month for 3 months in a row thats a suspect.... but if you email me and its happened 12 months or more part then i'm more than willing to let it slide more than 3 times.  I just won't let it be abused.

> What if you want to re-allocate the machine to do something else or just replace it with a more powerful machine? How are the licenses tied to the machine, MAC address? 

See above.

> Any reason the "option" for a floating license model isn't available? It seems given the option between the two, I'd rather have the floating license model so I wouldn't need to prove my machine is dead before asking to have the licenses re-issued, unless of course the license server is dead. We swap production machines in/out all the time, particularly because we perform maintenance on one, so we have a spare, bring it up, take the other one down, perform maintenance, and bring it back up.

Floating license server isn't out there because you have more chances for things to go wrong and calls to be dropped due to issues related to reaching the server.  The decision was made to not do that.  Have the calls just work is more critical to our carrier customers.

> With this model, floating licenses would be our only option, I really wouldn't want to be purchasing a bunch of extra licenses for spare machines.
> 
> I can't imagine you guys really like making us feel like criminals by tieing the license to an actual box, what's wrong with the good 'ole "on your honor policy"? I realize the need to pay for valid g729 licenses, but prove the machine is dead? Is this requirement coming from Sipro?

We have to make reasonable efforts, its a requirement.

> 
> Cheers,
> Gabe