Irisregister CD

[John I Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>]

Prior to the Fall Board meeting I received a question from an  
irisregister user. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the meeting  
and did not get my report in. The question was:

Could a CD of the data base be made and sold to clubs to use at the  
classification table for shows?  It sure would make life easier at  
the shows and make the entry process faster.

I would oppose providing a CD of the database. It would be very  
easily copied and there is no secure mechanism with which we could  
protect it.

While it is probably true that some (possibly significant) numbers of  
subscribers would continue to use the online database a CD that can  
be copied will have a negative impact on the subscriptions.

Additionally, we are continually updating and correcting the online  
database and having out of date CDs in use could present  some  
difficulties.

Respectfully,

John

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