🚀 go-pugleaf

In Omnis (v7) how do you deal with verifying/limiting the
number of multiple users in an application?

If you are distributing a custom application, what approach
can you use to ensure that the software is not pirated and used
for 12 machines, instead of the 3 copies which were purchased?

4th Dimension handles this pretty thoroughly, if a bit harshly.
With 4D (through version 2.2.3) each runtime copy has a serial
number coded into it and when the runtime is started up, it looks
out over the network to see if any other copies with the same
serial number are running. With 4D Server (just out) they use
a dongle (hardware key) which is also obnoxious, but effective.

Is there a way to achieve similar results with Omnis? Maybe keep
track of the number of simultaneous users? But then what if someone
crashes while logged onto the database--will they still be
considered logged on?

Any thoughts and ideas appreciated.

Steve
 -----------  Steve Dahm   --------- Internet -->  sjd9@psuvm.psu.edu -----
|         InfoSolutions, Inc.        BITNET   -->  sjd9@psuvm              |
|         147A Silverdale Rd.                      (business acct on VM)   |
|          Julian, PA 16844          Compuserve->  70713,2423              |
----------- 814-355-2983   --------- AppleLink-->  dahm1   ---------------