Crystal runtimes can be redistributed to clients. I'm not sure what that person was talking about, but runtime distribution always has been royalty free.

However, if you run crystal on a web server to serve web reports there are some licensing issues there, but if you want to distribute client desktop apps, you don't need a licence.

Crystal Reports licencing models always have been as clear as mud, and change with every version, but what you are reporting is really new to me. We distribute CR10 runtimes to many clients without purchasing licences.

I've once posted a question, whether it is legal to use the crystal merge files avialable from installshield. In effect that would allow you to design your reports in the standard version of CR and still being able to distribute. I never got an answer to that, so I assume that is legal.





>I have been in contact with Business Objects in Sydney.
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>The person said that you can distribute the runtime internally, but if you sell your application you must purchase a license FOR EACH CLIENT.
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>My understanding was that you can distribute the runtimes with an application for free, but he is telling me something different.
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>I am using Crystal Reports 9 with the RDC. Kevin said that he was told that there was no fee payable for distribution.
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>Does anyone have any information about Crystal licencing issues that they can mention, so I can get a better answer<g>?
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>Cyril