[Vtigercrm-developers] Licensing in commercial extensions

[Stacey Johnson]

Right now PDFMaker calling me to activate license. Believe me Matus, no url
was touched, nor company details changed.
It also means that your extensions constantly communicating with licensing
server....
Is it really perfect design? No. This annoyance is a straight way to get
hacked code. Once you realize that,
it could be too late, as hundreds and unlicensed PDFMakers and EMALMakers
starts circulating
between vtiger users.


Stacey

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 9:40 PM, IT-Solutions4You <info at its4you.sk> wrote:

> Hi Tony,
>
> Now, what happen again is they without ANY visible reason and without
> > ANY code touching
>
> We control some parameters like URL, Registeres company. First if both
> values are changed then the message is showing. So if you change only URL
> nothing will happends and you can use our Extension(s). But if you change
> URL and Comapny information it's deactivated. I suppose change URL and
> Company information is a visible change.
>
>  EmailMaker on pretty every database changes calling for licensing (even
> > extension is disabled in ModuleManager!!!!)
> Sorry, I don't understand this, if you have disabled modules where/when
> you see this warning ?
>
>
> Matus
> ITS4You
>
>
> Dňa 20. 8. 2016 o 16:30 Tony Sandman napísal(a):
>
>> This is very serious and frustrating stuff which developer of PDFMaker
>> and EmailMaker ignoring constantly.
>> My client reported many times that their licensing method is very
>> dangerous in
>> production environment.
>> Now, what happen again is they without ANY visible reason and without
>> ANY code touching
>> EmailMaker stops working sending to Customers message:
>>
>> *Invalid license key! Please contact the vendor of EMAIL Maker.
>>
>> *
>> This ridiculous situation might apply to other extensions, so I writing
>> here  to warn everyone
>> that they might face shameful issues when they will try depend on third
>> partyvtiger extensions.
>>
>> My client pointed to Its4You that licensing method used by Stefan Warnat
>> in his extensions is
>> optimal. Even something will goes wrong extension still working in
>> background.
>> EmailMaker on pretty every database changes calling for licensing (even
>> extension is disabled in ModuleManager!!!!) and here is another
>> question: How Vtiger main developer dealing with approving apps in
>> extension store? Why they allowing for such behavior?
>>
>> With all respect to Its4You guys this message to the list must be
>> revealed as to not allow for ignoring crucial issues anymore and start
>> listening customers (others please keep it in mind too)
>>
>> Tony Sandman
>>
>>
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