Hey Vasko,
I am interested how the "Fuzzy matching" functionality of LimeLM reacts when there is a hardware change on the already activated computer. For example if the user has activated successfully the software and then he changes his CPU and RAM, what will happen:- the user will be asked to reactivate the software online and because "Fuzzy matching" does its job the activation will be successfulor- the "Fuzzy matching" just continue to consider the software as activated without bothering the user at all
If you call IsGenuine() it will tell you to reactivated if there's a "fuzzy" match, but not an exact match.
Also how restrictive is the "Fuzzy matching", except a change of the computer when the user should call the software vendor to reset his activation, for example if he changes at least 3 hardware components.
If one "fuzzy" component is changed (Windows base version, RAM, harddrive, and a few other minor components) then there's a fuzzy match. If more than one fuzzy component is changed then there's no longer a match (in which case you'd have to go into LimeLM and click the "deactivate" link to let them use on their now "different" computer).
We've found this to be the right balance that works fine in the vast majority of cases.
Of course a user can change a fuzzy component, re-activate, change another fuzzy component, re-activate, ad infinitum.
There is an old topic in the forum "Fuzzy matching "Licensing an application to a USB device" lately updated on May 4th, 2012, as I am also interested to provide my software as a portable version that can be used from a removable device only by a single user, does the coming TurboFloat product will have a solution for such portable devices?
The floating license (TurboFloat) will handle portable apps, yes. This is coming soon. We're working hard on getting it out the door right now.