Licensing Explained

Noemax products are licensed on a per-developer basis. A license must be obtained for every developer who, directly or indirectly, uses a Noemax product or its Redistributables or its Embedded Code. When a project includes, uses, links, references, accesses or merges with the Redistributables or the Embedded Code of a Noemax product, then all developers participating in that project must be licensed.

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Royalty-free distribution of the Redistributables and the Embedded Code Differences between the Professional and Enterprise editions Volume licensing using the Team and Site licenses The Software License Agreements FAQ

Royalty-free distribution of the Redistributables and the Embedded Code

Noemax code can be distributed in two forms, as Redistributables or as Embedded Code.

Redistributables: The Redistributables are assemblies which are included in Noemax products and are specially designated as Redistributables. Once your software is ready, you can distribute the Redistributables to end users without paying any per-server, per-client or other type of runtime fees. End users cannot further distribute the Redistributables or use them in any software that they create.

Embedded Code: The Embedded Code is created by compiling the source code of a Noemax product in combination with the source code of your software in such a manner that the compiled code of the Noemax product becomes an integral and indistinguishable part of the compiled code of your software. Once your software is ready, you can distribute the Embedded Code to end users without paying any per-server, per-client or other type of runtime fees. If you wish, you can permit end users of your software to further redistribute the Embedded Code either as part of your software or as part of derivate works that they create. You can even create software components which use the Embedded Code. Using Embedded Code also enables you to hide the use of Noemax code, avoid dependencies on the Redistributables, reduce loading time and sign all assemblies with your own keys.

The Professional editions grant you the right to distribute only the Redistributables (see "Grant of License to Distribute Redistributables" in the license for the Professional editions), while the Enterprise editions grant you the right to distribute both the Redistributable and the Embedded Code (see "Grant of License to Distribute Redistributables" and "Grant of License to Distribute Embedded Code" in the license for the Enterprise editions).

	Redistributables	Embedded Code
Already compiled and available within Noemax products		-
You build it by compiling the provided Noemax source code with your source code	-
You can distribute it with your software without paying royalties
Users of your software can use it in derivatives works of your software that they create	-
Users of your software can further distribute it with your software or derivative works	-
Can be used by software components	-

Differences between the Professional and Enterprise editions

Noemax products are available in two editions: Professional and Enterprise. These editions differ (a) in the duration of the initial subscription offered, (b) on whether the source code is included, and (c) on whether you can distribute only the Redistributables or the Embedded Code as well.

All developers of your software must be licensed to use the same edition; either all of them the Professional edition or all of them the Enterprise edition.

	Professional	Enterprise
Duration of included subscription	6 months	12 months
Unlimited premium support
Minor version updates
Major version upgrades
Full source code	-
Royalty-free distribution of Redistributables
Royalty-free distribution of Embedded Code	-

Volume licensing using the Team and Site licenses

If you have multiple developers, you will need one or more Team or Site licenses. There are several Team and Site licenses available; the differences between them are (a) in the number of developers who are licensed to use a Noemax product or its Redistributables or its Embedded Code, (b) in the total number of computers on which the licensed developers may use it, and (c) in the radius within which they may use it.

You can freely mix any number of Personal, Team and Site licenses. Some developers might be licensed under a Personal license, others under a Team license and others under a Site license.

Note that with a Team or Site license, the person registering the license key is the one who is authorized to download the Noemax product on behalf of the licensed developers and provide copies of it to them, and also to submit all Premium Support requests on behalf of the licensed developers.

The Software License Agreements

The exact terms and conditions under which you may use Noemax products and distribute Redistributables and Embedded Code are provided in the text of the Software License Agreements:

• Software License Agreement for the Professional editions
• Software License Agreement for the Enterprise editions

FAQ

Answers to frequently asked questions are available here.

For further assistance or to discuss a solution customized to difference licensing needs, feel free to contact us.