> Why should there be a license server at all? Why should an X-ray machine have > an external dependency like that in the first place, even if it’s a local > server?
In a world where you can license device performance by the megabit/sec/day, or even have to purchase per-use factory reset keys since the manufacture has stripped product owners of that right too, this doesn't totally surprise me. There would have to be a flip side to that coin - I would have to guess (read: guess) it's a 'n' x-rays/day to "cut costs to the end user." Great practice on paper for little guys, but beyond that... -----Original Message----- From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-boun...@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Owen DeLong Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 11:06 AM To: Mark Tinka Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: COVID-19 vs. our Networks > On Mar 17, 2020, at 02:20 , Mark Tinka <mark.ti...@seacom.mu> wrote: > > > > On 16/Mar/20 16:54, Carsten Bormann wrote: > >> I recently had to reschedule an X-ray because the license manager for the >> X-ray machine was acting up. I don’t think people have a grasp for how much >> of the medical infrastructure no longer works when the Internet is down. > > I get this, to some extent. But also, there is a reason hospitals, > airports and military installations are either put on special power > grids or invest plenty of money in backup power. I don’t get this… X-Ray machines (and other critical medical equipment) should operate in a fail-safe mode where a license screw up doesn’t prevent the machine from operating. If the hospital hasn’t paid up, find a way to go after the hospital, but don’t kill patients to collect your fee. > If an x-ray machine won't work because the Internet is down, I'm not > sure that is responsible. As inefficient as it may be to have a license > server on-prem if there is an option to check against one in the public > cloud, for a medical use-case, that would make more sense to me. Why should there be a license server at all? Why should an X-ray machine have an external dependency like that in the first place, even if it’s a local server? Owen
