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

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-08-07 00:41:16 +0000, Simon Clubley said:

> For example, VSI are very clearly in a mindset that's all about 
> collecting ongoing revenue from the users and making sure the users 
> don't try "cheating".

Welcome to Monday in a Pandemic, where the elves just try to stock 
enough duct tape and patch cables and spells to keep the computadoras 
trabajando sobre todo; trying to keep as much as can be kept 
sorta-working.

Once upon a time, in a place far, far away, a few of the elves met in 
council to discuss replacement licensing spells. The then-available 
replacement licensing spells were found no more capable than the 
existing spells. And the replacement spells were seriously expensive. 
One risk with the then-common replacement spells that didn't arise with 
the existing spells was the common use of a network warlock for spell 
verification. Should that remote warlock be inaccessible for any 
reason, the folks with valid spells would be Most Put Out. Or worse. 
The elves also realized that the existing spells and related services 
would have to be maintained for the foreseeable future too, even with a 
successful replacement. The elves then lived with the usual grumbling 
ever after. The End.

Once upon a time, in a place far, far into the future, these failing 
licensing spells merely emit ever-larger puffs of greasy orange smoke, 
with connectivity messages and spell-supporting information, eventually 
with spell-degradation of sorts arising as the remote warlocks get 
increasingly cranky, and with telemetry data for both failed and 
successful spells all uploaded to the Bureau of Spells and Spellcasting 
located at Castle Burlington. With the full magical integration across 
all of the Castle Burlington elf and warlock computing spells services, 
with on-line license spell purchasing, this new single-spell design 
eliminates the need for many of the spells entirely (your Castle 
Burlington ID and password is enough), allows the elves to access all 
the resources of Castle Burlington, and to directly access supporting 
books and resources and documents, to maintain compliance with the 
Bureau of Spells and Spellcasting of course, and to otherwise enjoy the 
benefits of Spells as a Service provided by Castle Burlington. The 
elves and a few warlocks then grumbled ever after. The End.



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