The following is entirely from memory: FLEXlm was originally written by just one guy. I think I remember his name -- his initials are M.C. if anyone would like

The following is entirely from memory: FLEXlm was originally written by just one guy. I think I remember his name -- his initials are M.C. if anyone would like to confirm that I'm recalling correctly. When he sold his stake he got ~$10 million. The software went through many ownership changes. I think this was when it went from Globetrotter to Macrovision. When he got his ~$10 million he gave about $2 million to his current employees as a gift. I thought it was a very honorable thing. He had no legal obligation to do so. This isn't inside information; it was all published somewhere but it's funny how the web can "forget" things after a couple decades. EDIT: I found something that at least confirms the name I was remembering, Matt Christiano, and a history[1] of license management that he wrote in 2007. [1] http://reprisesoftware.com/blog/2007/01/a-brief-history-of-software-license-management-2/ http://reprisesoftware.com/blog/2007/01/a-brief-history-of-s...