Hello all,
If Boonex closes down -- goes out of business -- what would happen to all the dolphin sites? Since sites pings to Boonex for registration validation, what happens then? Can Dolphin sites continue operating? Or will they become non functional?
This really worries me after reading a similar blog posted here way back in 2008.
This is really a cause for concern. But with Victors Answer this will not suffix since we have heard and seen big big corporations going down the drains in the last couple of years.
So i think Boonex it is high time to start to think about the licensing in a different way rather than connecting to your server so atleast in the worst case the product is alive and community support can keep it alive for years to come in the worst case Boonex goes out of business and is not anymore able to support to develop.
Adapting a good licensing methodology and/or localized version of licensing Dolphin would be a good idea instead of connecting to boonex server. it also will ease out the load on boonex server.
I hope this will be taken as a positive note instead of a negative comment. As i support Boonex and dolphin whole heartedly and will be supporting the team as well with what ever i can .
But remember one thing folks after all Dolphin is being developed and tested by many as part of unity members and not only the company Boonex.
Claudia
If someone has enough to invest here in this line, it can well be done within a month.
I don't believe this script can continue without BoonEx or another company taking the reigns. This script is only developed and is only fully understood see more
As for some other company taking up reigns, it won't be much successful. thumbs up for that
well, I'd love to have boonex free for everyone, no licenses.
2. Dolphin is open-source. It's easy to take up on further development.
3. If anything, we do care about our clients.
4. @anyakates: sure you CAN code your own product, many tried, options are there. It's easy to start, not easy to do the maintenance. Also BoonEx IS free for everyone - licenses are for see more
Thanks for the reply.
As you very well said that High times are ahead i hope so .
But my question was actually what in the worst case if the untoward happens. Does Boonex have a exit plan say selling of to another company or so or releasing a patch to remove the licensing code which is encoded as of now,etc,
This is not to panic anybody or not to make people think that this will happen . it is just to have a backup plan in worst case scenarios since we put so many efforts see more
How come you are not replying to this post anymore. I am infact still waiting for a good reply from you.
Claudia
Re ping the servers?
If i sink an arm and leg into my project, which i am about to, i'd like to know the site would NOT go offline till i could pay a boonex coder thousands to get it functioning again.
These words are scary! :(
The licensing pings back to the boonex servers if not their is no issue to think of all this then.
Better is i suggest some Boonex staff if they answer it would help everybody and some concerns.
Claudia
We are here because we are all closet masochists!