[j-nsp] Fwd: bgp license mx480 MPC-3D-16XGE-SFPP

[Eugeniu Patrascu]

In the Release Notes for JUNOS 12 something for EX, there is an
example of commit error when you use a protocol without a license and
you cannot use it. I am missing the right link now but it stood out as
it was the first time I saw it.

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:32 AM, Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu> wrote:
> On Friday, April 26, 2013 06:21:54 PM John pp wrote:
>
>> i have been told its an honor system however
>> someone i know bought the license and it was just a piece
>> of paper saying they could use it
>
> The rumour is that at some point in the future, Juniper will
> add capability in newer release of code that physically
> enforces these licenses in software/hardware.
>
> So while it could be just a paper/honour license today, it
> might not be tomorrow, in which case you either don't
> upgrade Junos or you buy the license.
>
> I generally don't like licenses (especially now when both
> Cisco and Juniper are going stir-crazy with them in recent
> years), but I really don't like the ones that don't make any
> sense to me. With all my rumbling with the vendors, licenses
> appear to be a "point of view" perpetuated by vendors that
> are inspired by customers with "varying needs" and so few
> boxes to meet them.
>
> Oh well...
>
> Mark.
>
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