Thanks for answering this for me. You hit the nail on the head. (You were
exactly right in all points.).

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Svein Erling Tysvær" <svein.erling.tysvaer@...>
To: <ibobjects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 12:42 AM
Subject: Re: [IBO] Licence?


> Hei Svein Petter,
>
> >Is what you call "Grand Bundle" the same as a full licence? My
> >english might be a bit slack, but licence is not mentioned in
> >the "Bundle" section...
>
> I guess "Grand Bundle" could be translated "Full pakke". Until now, when
> you've paid for a license you've bought yourself the right to use IBO in a
> production environment (one developer, free upgrades) for a year and then
> you've had to submit licensing at a cheaper rate every six months. I don't
> know if this is still true with IBO4, but I haven't heard about any
> changes. You don't pay any royalties for using IBO in the programs you
> develop, that is, if your customer wants the source code for IBO then they
> must get a license as well.
>
> Looking at the component set, IBO4 seems to contain a lot more than IBO3
> did. IBO Core, Native Data Access, Native Data Aware Controls and TDataset
> Data Access sounds familiar, whilst I suspect all other modules are new to
> IBO4 (well, not the Getting Started Guide).
>
> It is surprising that you didn't get IBO to work with ReportBuilder. It
> should work with the TDataset-based components (IBOxxx), and I think there
> exists ReportBuilder components specifically designed to work with IBO
> native components as well. Just ask a separate question in this group, and
> I guess you'll get good answers.
>
> Anyway, congratulations with choosing IBO - it's not accidental that it
> gets the "Best Database Connectivity" award from Delphi Informant every
> year and you'll love it.
>
> BTW: One reason for Jason not replying to your previous post could be that
> he never does any work on Sundays. Generally, he appreciates any
> contributions to IBO.
>
> Set
> (or Svein Erling amongst Norwegians)