[Info-vax] Any stronger versions of the LMF planned ?, was: Re: LMF Licence Generator Code

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In article <sen4f7$sfu$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>On 2021-08-07, Bob Eager <news0009 at eager.cx> wrote:
>>
>> I always thought that the primary purpose of LMF was a 'light touch' way 
>> of making sure that compaies kept up with their licensing, even if the 
>> company was a bit disorganised.
>>
>
>There is a major change between then and now.
>
>Back in those days hardware cost a _lot_ of money. If you had enough
>money to buy the hardware, you also had enough money to buy the
>software.
>
>These days hardware is cheap compared to the cost of the software.
>There is a much stronger motivation for some people to try and
>break the licencing so they can run the expensive software on
>cheap hardware.
>
>The old LMF is no longer suitable for purpose in this new world
>with its different dynamics and I would be absolutely amazed
>if VSI were not looking at making the licencing software much
>stronger as a result.

HOW is it no longer suitable?  More WEENDOZE-like licensing?  There
have been publications of a Micro$oft checksum sieve too.  Is theirs
unsuitable as well?

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