FM7.x EULA, additional computer (was: need FrameMaker 7.0 and 7.1 feature lists)

[Shlomo Perets]

Art,

You wrote:

 > ... Also, although I haven't poured over the license agreement lately,
 > I think that FM, like most Adobe products, can legally be installed on
 > two machines provided they aren't operating at the same time.

The FrameMaker 6 license allows installation on a *home computer* in 
addition to an office computer, for the use of the same person.

In FrameMaker 7, the reference to the additional computer was limited to a 
*portable computer* (and home computer was omitted).
[By comparison, in Acrobat and Photoshop, the additional computer can be 
either a home or a portable computer.]

I wasn't sure whether it was some sort of an editing mistake that made its 
way to the EULA. I asked, and was told by Michael Hu, Senior Product 
Manager for Adobe FrameMaker, that the difference was intentional.

Accordingly it seems as if FM7 users who want to take some work home and 
use a dekstop computer and not a portable one, need an additional license.


Shlomo Perets

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