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Subject: Re: Another Shredder 9 question

Author: Odd Gunnar Malin

Date: 17:04:03 02/10/05

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On February 10, 2005 at 17:42:38, Sally Weltrop wrote:

>On February 10, 2005 at 15:57:14, Eric Oldre wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know if the licensing for S9 is user based or computer based.
>>If I buy a copy, can it be used both on my laptop and home desktop? Or do I need
>>a separate license for each?
>
>Personally, I would just make a copy for the laptop. Do u keep uninstalling
>Shredder from your desktop so u can install it on your laptop and then do the
>same thing with the laptop to desktop scenario? You can legally make a backup
>copy of Shredder. It's not like you're installing on everyone's machine at work
>or giving someone a copy. Just mt 2 cents worth.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Eric

No, but with some program you can take advantage of having them on two machines.
I did a search some times ago for Fritz with friends but I couldn't find
anything. Obvious I would try an auto232 match between those two copies.

Another program you even get more advantage is with Chess Assistant. Here you
can distribute analyses to several machines, could be different positions in the
same game or try different alternatives in one position. But with CA you have to
have one license each machine you want to use. There is a legal backdoor here
with using ssh server etc. and only having engines (wb or uci) on the other
macines, but this could get too technical for most.

Another question is what is common sense, they can't force on you a license that
is unaceptable if this wasn't stated before you bought the program. It is a
buying contract so it is too late to come with anything after they got their
money.

Odd Gunnar



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