HP C/aC++ compiler license policy

[jay11]

Team,

What is the license policy on the HP C/C++ compiler for Itanium? Is it installable per system OR a fixed number of systems?

So, is it possible to purchase the compiler separately and if it is - is it possible to install on multiple systems(having the version that the compiler is certified for)?

I came across this link - https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayInstallInfo.do?productNumber=B9007AAEVAL. I believe this link is specifically for activating an evaulation copy.

[Patrick Wallek]

My understanding is:  When you buy a license for any HP-UX software (the aC/C++ compiler, Online JFS, Mirror Disk, Fortran, whatever else) you are buying it for a single server.  Most software licensing is based on the number of cores / CPUs in a system.  So, if you buy C++ for a 2-core system, and you then install it on a 8-core system, you are technically taking money from HP.

[Dennis Handly]

>is it possible to purchase the compiler separately

Yes, see:  (you may also want to purchase suport for it.)

http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/site/dspp/menuitem.863c3e4cbcdc3f3515b49c108973a801/?ciid=e9083a7373f021103a7373f02110275d6e10RCRD

But for some reason the link to purchase it seems to be dead??

>is it possible to install on multiple systems

Yes, as Patrick said, provided you purchase the licence for every socket.

>Most software licensing is based on the number of cores / CPUs in a system.

I thought they switched to per socket, when quad cores came out.