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Gone in 60 seconds

Redgate is "evil"

This is a sad blog for me to write. A product I absolutely love is now being used for evil 1 by the creators. If you have ever done any database work with Microsoft SQL Server, you've probably heard or maybe even used Redgate 's various database tools. Those tools are a godsend and I can't imagine using SQL Management Studio (SMS) without Redgate 2 . It's literally the first thing I install after installing SMS. It's a tool that if my job didn't pay for it, I'll buy it with my own money. I love it that much. So imagine my surprise yesterday when I realize that Redgate had made a few changes to their products. Originally, the licensing was pretty straightforward. You pay for a number of licenses, get your license key(s) and put it in the product. That's it. It was based on the honor system (i.e. that you aren't using it on more servers than you paid for). I am not naive enough to think people wouldn't have abused the system. It's the softwa