Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Across Hollywood

Re:Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Acr... by tecleandor on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @05:01AM (#21057918)

Ah, but they need to control that CD recording device on the workstation, just in case you're handing out CDs to your patients WITHOUT A CD RECORDING LICENSE. They have the weirdest licenses.

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Re:Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Acr... by stallmanite on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @10:33PM (#21067033)

So there is software on a medical device concerned with users copying a Billy Joel CD?

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Re:Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Acr... by tecleandor on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @10:15AM (#21070974)

They sell every functionality as an aditional "license" or "plugin".

So, for example, it's not unusual that, by default, your half a million USD scanner, that includes a powerful workstation to control it (the one the technician uses behind the window) will only let you write CDs (for example, to give your patient a copy of his/her scan) if you pay an additional "CD Writing license"

Now, with PACS and centralization that have changed a bit, but still...

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Re:Mysterious Avid Issue Knocks Out Mac Pro Workstations Acr... by stallmanite on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @11:25PM (#21077882)

Thanks for the explanation. Still gross but not as bad as RIAA checks being performed somehow.

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