... should have filed for patents, that's the only way to have protected the "concept". To be blunt, I don't think RS has anything to sweat. Stuff like this helps mature a company... call it growing pains.

Beyond that, I seriously doubt Brecht broke any laws or meant any harm to the RS people, he's ...

I was very upfront in my first post, I use this for a hobby, I couldn't care less either way. I'm not trying to change anything, I'm trying to offer real field experience and the realities of the corporation. Either way, be well.

Internet goes back to the 60's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet, so by your own logic... I'll also add it's easier to spoof an IP packet then it is to emulate a USB dongle, should you be concerned over the level of protection you are receiving.

I've developed professional software for over 13 years (using dongles) and never had one fail. Think about it, they plug in and they typically stay there. In an office environment you may pass it to another employee or computer and back. In a personal environment it's in your computer and you leave ...

Sorry, I agree with Dono. I work in professional software where our compiler licenses cost thousands of dollars and I couldn't image having our teams work like this. To answer your questions "What do I want?" ... easy, I want a USB license dongle (yes, I will gladly pay the extra 5-10 bucks for this ...

Ditto, and all was well last night.

Excellent article, very helpful. One note to add (and if mentioned somewhere that I missed, apologies); If the Camera is parented (for example I TrackTo and parent to an Empty for the camera target), the transforms need to be applied and the parent must be removed ALT+P, Clear and Keep ...

Fall Evening. Simple, nothing as fancy as the others here, but thought I'd share.

Completed with latest Blender (SVN), Gimp 2.6.10, Octane 2.3 v5, SSBump 5.3 w/ CUDA.

I felt it worth my time to reply as I have had the same problem (bought last Wednesday and have been waiting for my machine ID email, etc.). Pixelrush, your response did help (as I know you've been frustrated by all this as well). The issue here is the versions, 22b vs. 2.3v5. I as the others ...

Okay, no worries, just wanted to make sure there wasn't something I needed to do.

Cool avatar btw.