Hello,
Keil support did not reply yet - but am I correct in assuming that RL-ARM is now a part of MDK, and that each user needs to have a RL-ARM license paid for separately in order to be able to use FlashFS/TCPNet etc. (many samples in MDK 4.20 are broken, but the one that I did manage to compile failed to link complaining that my license is insufficient - that did not happen with MDK 4.14 !) ? If so, this is a HUGE expense. If my boss asks for my opinion (and I think he will) - we're going open source!
The way I read it is that RL-ARM is now not a separate product. It is included as part of the MDK-Professional package.
Tamir, out of interest, do you have an RL-ARM license? I thought you (previously) had to have that in order to build projects containing FlashFS and TCPnet.
Of course we have a license - only one, and we pay for an update annually. This is the diagram that scares me:
http://www.keil.com/arm/mdk.asp
It's all one nice package, with a nice price tag.
I'm telling you: My boss is not going to pay an additional 20000 Euro for RL-ARM licenses, not to mention maintenance. It ain't happening. No way!
I can understand what you're saying about the cost. I've had long conversations with our local distributor in the past about Keil's pricing structure and never got anywhere!
I'm still unclear though about what you're seeing. I'm not in a position to try 4.20 yet, so please humor me.
You say:
"...(many samples in MDK 4.20 are broken, but the one that I did manage to compile failed to link complaining that my license is insufficient - that did not happen with MDK 4.14 !) ?
The license your using for those attempted builds - Is it the MDK and RL? or just the MDK?
Our local distributer told us that our RL-ARM license can be shared, and that was always possible. We have many MDK license though. But again - I will strongly advise against using RL-ARM in the future if I am correct. I work for a small company - I don't think it is worth paying for this if you can get it for free (yes, less maintained etc.). I'm not the boss but this is getting out of hand. Open source - cut and dry.
It is now official (talked on the phone with our distributer). Well - you know what I think of it...viva open source!
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