Here you find answers to commonly asked questions about the licensing of List & Label. In case of misunderstandings or discrepancies the combit License Agreement is valid. We strongly recommend that you read the License Agreement carefully after having browsed through this FAQ, so you can be sure of being perfectly informed about all aspects of a List & Label license. We at combit take the compliance with our License Agreement seriously and expect you to do the same, in view of List & Label's fair conditions. Please be aware that some of the points that are excluded in our standard combit Software License Agreement are not generally impossible. They simply may need to be agreed upon by signing an individual contract. Please contact us before you start the corresponding project.

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License Agreement

Which licensing terms apply?

By default the combit License Agreement. Based on this agreement the List & Label pricing has been calculated. Some points that are excluded are not generally impossible but may only need to be agreed upon individually. Please contact us before you start the corresponding project.

Where do I find the combit License Agreement?

• At http://www.combit.net/en/licenseagreement.aspx.
• Within the product itself. When installing the software you are explicitly prompted to read and agree to the terms of the combit License Agreement.
• In the product's box, if you purchased List & Label on CD.

Standard and
Professional Edition

What is the difference between the Standard and the Professional Edition?

The Standard Edition has a reduced rate. With the Standard Edition you may use the Designer as a developer, but you are not allowed to integrate it into your application and provide your end-users with it. In contrast you can integrate the Designer into most desktop applications with the Professional Edition. Additionally included are the first server/webserver license for 5 end-users, a Unicode Module for international character sets, the Designer documentation as DOC and PDF files, the Designer online help as source file and the 2D bar codes PDF417, Maxicode, DataMatrix/EC200 and Aztec.

Can I switch from Standard to Professional?

Yes. You may upgrade at any time either within the same version or when upgrading from an older version.

Can we use one Professional Edition and multiple Standard Editions in our project team?

No. A project team resp. product team needs to decide for one edition, either Standard or Professional.

License Number and Use

What is included in a List & Label License?

List & Label is a license for one single developer. It is a personal license, transferable only by the consent of combit, for one developer to install on one system. In case of a corporation – a legal entity – only one person within the organization has the right to use the List & Label license. This means that each List & Label license may only be used by the registered user and only on one PC. Using List & Label in a network is only permitted if you ensure by technical means that only the registered user can access the license. Any theoretically possible file access requires a license.

How many licenses do I need?

You need a license for every developer who is involved in the overall project and/or the overall product in which List & Label is integrated. In this connection it is completely irrelevant whether a developer uses List & Label functions or not. That's why we offer attractive volume discounts for developer teams.

Can more than one developer use List & Label as long as it is not at the same time?

No. If you share a PC with another developer, each one of you needs a license. If two developers work on two PC, one on even the other on uneven weekdays, they both need a license. We offer attractive team licenses.

Can I install my List & Label license on my desktop and on my notebook?

No. You need a license for every station or computer terminal you want to use List & Label on. That's why we offer attractive volume discounts.

Can I use my List & Label license in a network?

Yes, as long as you ensure by technical means that only you as the registered user can access the license. If you want List & Label to be used by other developers you need to purchase as many licenses as there are developers who want to use it, or persons who can access the List & Label files and/or the source code. As a license safeguard each List & Label which is in use for developing within a network will send an internal message to the other stations. You will receive disturbing warnings if you share the same license in a network. A warning shows that a severe offense against the combit License Agreement has already taken place.

How do I avoid warnings?

You will receive warnings if you share one List & Label license in a network. This is a severe offence against the combit License Agreement. If you receive warnings the license has been used for developing more than once. To avoid warnings, purchase and install a List & Label license for each developer.

Do I need a license for each developer working on a software project or product?

Yes. Each developer working on the overall project or product needs a license, no matter whether List & Label functions are used or whether the developer is working on the relevant List & Label source code or not. Our basic conditions are fair, but the calculation contains that a developer team is equipped with the necessary number of licenses. One license is not enough for a major project. We offer attractive team licenses.

We are 10 developers in our product development team. I am the only one working on the print logic. How many licenses do we need?

You need 10 licenses. Although you are the only one who is integrating the print logic with the help of List & Label, each developer who participates in the overall project or product needs a license. We offer attractive team licenses.

We would like to realize the printing functions of our application in form of a separate module and offer it optionally. Am I right that in this case a single license is sufficient if I am the only person working on that optional module?

No, not on the basis of the standard combit License Agreement. Bypassing § 2.19 by modularization is no option because a printing module is not permitted within the scope of the standard combit License Agreement. If you are planning to develop a printing module for other purposes, please contact combit to check the possibility of an individual agreement before you start developing.

Can I encapsulate List & Label functionalities and provide other developers with it?

No, not on the basis of the standard combit License Agreement. If you are planning to encapsulate List & Label functionalities, you will need the corresponding number of licenses. Additionally, an addendum to the combit License Agreement is required. Please contact combit before you start developing with List & Label.

We develop an application that will be marketed by another company. Who needs a license?

You as a developer and all participating developers (see above) need a license. If the vendor receives the source code of the application or if the product is being published under his name and ownership, the vendor needs at least one license. In principle each person with theoretical access to the source code or to the List & Label files that are not to be redistributed needs a license.

What is so special about an upgrade license?

An upgrade is attractively priced and the previous version including its runtime license automatically loses its validity at the moment of the installation. This means that you are not allowed to use or access the previous version after having installed an upgrade. As the runtime license is not valid any more as well, you are not allowed to sell or distribute applications which include the previous version. Some projects may still require maintenance, so not using the previous version is no option. In this case please purchase a new version instead of an upgrade.

Can I pass on the List & Label Designer integrated in my program without further license fees?

Yes, as long as you keep the following conditions:

• You sell or distribute the runtime modules together with and as a part of your program.
• Your program is a desktop application and no server or webserver application.
• Your program is no application or module specifically focused on or just created for printing purposes or just for creating / distributing reports as are for example label programs, reporting tools, barcode tools etc. 
• You don't use combit's name, logo, trademarks or any other distinguishing characteristics belonging to combit for marketing purposes. 
• You include the necessary combit software copyright notice in the program and the corresponding material (see below).
• You provide the end-users with support that is necessary for using List & Label functionalities in your program.
• You don't allow your customers the further distribution of the List & Label runtime moduls.
• You agree to indemnify and hold combit harmless and defend combit in conjunction with all claims and legal arguments, including the costs of lawyers, that occur as a result of the use or further distribution of your application including the List & Label modules.

What is a language kit?

Apart from English the List & Label Designer is also available in other national languages, switchable at runtime. Each additional language you equip your application with is called a language kit. As with List & Label 11 we offer 12 language kits (as of April 2006), among which are world languages as Spanish, but also less common ones as Danish and Czech. Language kits depend on the respective version. That means that a language kit for List & Label version 11 can not be used with version 12.

How many language kits do I need?

You need a language kit for every List & Label developer license in every language you want your application to support. We offer attractive volume discounts.

When do I have to purchase a server/webserver license?

If you integrate List & Label in a server or webserver application you need a server / webserver license for each installation of your application in the corresponding number of end-users. A server application is an application or service, that can be started or used on a computer by another computer. It can, for example, be ready and waiting to fulfill the requests of other computers. Please learn more on http://www.combit.net/en/licenseagreement.aspx in § 4.

What do I have to equip my application with, when List & Label is integrated?

You have to include the complete copyright notice at least at one position within your application where usually copyright notices are located. In principle the List & Label copyright notice has to be found wherever your own or third party copyright notices appear. This is not reduced to the program itself but includes packaging, information material like brochures, online media etc. Additionally the copyright notice has to be part of the "about dialog" of your application. Please learn more in the corresponding info file within your List & Label license.

Can I use List & Label to build a software development tool?

No, not on the basis of the standard combit License Agreement. This does not mean that this is generally impossible. If you are planning to build such a product by using List & Label, please contact combit to check the possibility of an individual agreement before you start developing.

Can I use List & Label to build a purely reporting or label tool/module?

No, not on the basis of the standard combit License Agreement. This does not mean that this is generally impossible. If you are planning to build such a product by using List & Label, please contact combit to check the possibility of an individual agreement before you start developing. If you have purchased server / web server licenses as part of the Enterprise Edition (List & Label 13 or higher) or if you have purchased server / web server licenses additionally (Standard or Professional Edition of List & Label 13 or higher, and List & Label 12 or older) you may develop a server / web server print modul, provided that it is only a modul within you product. Even when using server / web server licenses you are not allowed to develop a separate or stand alone product as stated in § 3.3 of the combit Standard License Agreement.

Serial Number and Registration

Why is it required that I register my List & Label license with combit?

You may want to have access to the support, to current service packs and enjoy attractively priced upgrade conditions. These services require registration.

How and where do I register my List & Label license?

We recommend that you register right away when installing your List & Label license, online, directly with combit. You find a link within the setup. You can also use the online registration at any time. If you purchased your List & Label license on CD and don't have an Internet access you may also use the registration card you find in the product's box.

Who registers a List & Label license?

The developer. Only registered users have access to the support and service packs. We therefore strongly recommend not to register a CEO or a company in general. Communication processes would slow down and get more complicated because the developer would have no direct support access. For the safety of our corporate customers it is generally not possible for a developer to transfer a license to someone outside the corporation, for example to himself/herself after he/she has left the company or is planning to do so. License transfers are accepted when taking place within the same organization. Registering does not change the license's ownership which will remain with the company.

Where do I find the serial number of my List & Label license?

• On the license certificate. If you purchased List & Label on CD you find the license certificate in the product's box. If you directly downloaded List & Label from the online shop you can print out the license certificate directly there.
• On the registration card if you purchased List & Label on CD.
• Within your List & Label license. Start the sample application on the PC you are developing on and open the Designer. Press [Shift] + [F12]. The following dialog displays your serial number.

Can I transfer my List & Label license to someone else?

In general, yes. License transfers are excepted when taking place within the same organization. Filling out the respective form will transfer the registration after a short check by combit. By transfering a license you as the previous developer confirm that you deinstalled List & Label from your PC before the future developer has started to work on the List & Label project. For the safety of our corporate customers it is generally not possible for a developer to transfer a license to someone outside the corporation, for example to himself/herself after he/she has left the company or is planning to do so. License transfers are acccepted when taking place within the same organization.

How do I transfer my List & Label license to a colleague and what is the price?

Please contact the combit sales & service team either by phone or eMail. They will inform you about the procedure and arrange it for you free of charge.