What is a Software License?

Is it what you've purchased? (aka.  What the purchasing department tracks via a Purchase Order)

Is it what you've installed? (aka. What your inventory software detected)

Is it what's being used? (aka. What your license manager or reporting tools are showing)

Is it a document that defines what, how many, and where you "should" have installed the product? (aka. An SLA or license key file)

Is it a definition of what you are allowed to do with the product?  (aka. A license agreement document)

Is it a bundle of products, or a single product?

Is it a standalone license, or a "floating" networked, pool of licenses?

Is it just an idea, or is it a tangible entity?

Can you hold it in your hands, or does it only exist as an arrangement of electrons?

Autodesk Product Feature Codes (FlexLM), versions 2010 to 2014

I had to look-up feature codes for Autodesk products to verify some of our FlexLM license files today and figured I'd share the fruits of my vegetating brain work.


Autodesk 2010: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13219652&linkID=12305695

Autodesk 2011: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=15224763&linkID=13806469

Autodesk 2012: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=17288427&linkID=9243099

Autodesk 2013: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=18708301&linkID=9242258

Autodesk 2014: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=21374698&linkID=12305695

Enjoy!

F**k iTunes!!!

If you are a parent and you've given your kid (in my case, one or more of my kids - note the plural) a shiney new iPod, guess what?

It's Christmas Day. Do you know what that means boys and girls? It's national "iTunes Store is Down" day! Oh goody! Yes, forget trying to register your new iPod, because it just keeps spitting back "iTunes store is unavailable, please try again later"

And even more exciting is how you can't copy anything to your new iPod until you've registered it, which requires (guess what?): A credit card!

That makes perfect sense doesn't it? You give an iPod to an 8 year old (if you think that's too young for a PMP like an iPod, you're way out of touch with reality), and they can't use it until someone enters a credit card. That's assinine! I have a complete library of MY OWN content which cannot be used until I enter a credit card number. Why even include a feature for ripping your CD collections into iTunes if you can't do anything with them (on your iPod) until you hand your credit card number over to Apple?