Shared Application ?

[Guest]

Hi,

Can BC be installed on a server and run as a shared server application or does it have to be installed on each individual PC ?

So if we say purchased 5 copies then a copy could be used by someone on the network providing there is 1 out 5 copies not already in use ?

[Chris]

Re: Shared Application ?

You should be able to run BC from a shared network drive. BC will still store each user's individual settings in the registry. Make sure you copy your registration key into a file called BC2.key in the BC install directory so the registration will be read from that file instead of the registry.

If you want to have a separate install on each machine, you can make the setup easier using our knowledge base article at:
http://www.scootersoftware.com/suppo...?c=kb_netsetup

[Guest]

Re: Shared Application ?

But does this mean that anyone can access the software on the server and once 5 copies are running then the 6th attempt to start a copy will be declined ?

[Tim]

Re: Shared Application ?

Beyond Compare does not have any mechanism for limiting concurrent use.

[Tim]

Re: Shared Application ?

...which means you should get a license big enough to cover everyone who uses BC, whether or not it is installed on individual workstations or shared on a server.

[pbeazley]

Re: Shared Application ?

Is it per-user or per-installation? I'm the only one who uses it, but I sometimes use it on another machine (not at the same time).

[Tim]

Re: Shared Application ?

You can get a single-user license and install it on any number of computers, as long as only you use it.

[pbeazley]

Re: Shared Application ?

Okay, that's what I thought - just checking.

[RobertMidd]

Re: Shared Application ?

ok ... how does this work then.

we would be better deploying the application as a server application, in order to provide wider availability but we only need 5 licenses for use within a team of 30.

We do not want to install 30 copies and pay for 30 licenses as the most using the application would be 5 at any one time.

The issue is whether or not the this would seen as "30 licences - the total number of people with access to the software" or "5 licenses - the number of concurrent users at any one time" on the basis that we would either manually (or programmatically) manage the number of concurrent users as 5.

[Tim]

Re: Shared Application ?

If you can implement some kind of mechanism that limits concurrent use, then you can go for the smaller number.