How do licenses work?

You can use CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 in a limited version for free, but to get the full benefit of SourceForge, you must have a license key.

• When you purchase a license key and install it in your CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 site, you can use CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 for one year.
• How many users your site can support depends on the type of license. Check with your CollabNet representative if you aren't sure what kind of license you have.
• Your license key is attached to the IP address of the server where your site runs. You can get a license key for a single IP address or for a range of IP addresses.
• Your service year starts the first time you log into your site, or the first time you create or edit any item on your site, such as a tracker artifact or a document. Whichever of these events comes first starts the clock.
• The expiration date of your license is shown on the License Keys page. (See the About CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 page for the company name associated with the license.)
• When your service year expires, you can still see the project data on your site, but you cannot make any changes to it. However, you can still carry out some critical maintenance functions for your site:
  • Enter a new license key.
  • Deactivate or delete users.
  • Change user passwords.
  • Get forgotten user passwords.
  • Use documentation on http://help.collab.net.