IBM.Data.DB.Provider Nuget Package - db2

I am using IBM.Data.DB.Provider Nuget package but I receive licensing error. as per License Details I simply have to copy a license file in the license folder of this Nuget Package. I wanted to know if I can acquire a Trail license for it to present my 'Proof of Concept' to our team. Once approved, our management will acquire a license from IBM.
Furthermore, I wanted to clarify that this Nuget Package (after fixing license issues) will not require any installation at all on our web farm because that's not permitted by our infrastructure team.

I had a similar issue a few weeks ago. A DB2 trial licence can be obtained for 90 days from IBM's website. I found the customer support very helpful. You can contact support using the yellow "Lets Talk" button in the bottom right.

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and install/compile downloaded files on my local server.
October is no longer free and open source (see https://octobercms.com/blog/post/october-cms-moves-become-paid-platform), and as a part of their v2 they no longer support hosts without composer support or exec() access. The best you could do with October is purchase a license, use composer locally; and then just transfer the files to your server directly, but you won't be able to use the backend to install or update the core, plugins, or themes from the marketplace.
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How to download and install sitecore

I want to explore sitecore CMS more however i am not able to download any trial or free version of sitecore.
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Why has the odp.net.managed package on nuget dissapeared

It was there yesterday and now its page is completely gone. A bunch of my builds straight up started failing, I didnt think that nuget removed packages.
Is there any way I can find out why its just completely gone?
https://www.nuget.org/packages/odp.net.managed/
Indeed. Somehow Oracle removed their nuget package odp.net.managed causing a lot of headaches among developers relying on it.
However, you can use the package Oracle.ManagedDataAccess which offers the same functionality.
In normal situations, permanently removing a nuget package from nuget.org is not supported (source). I guess Oracle explictly forced the nuget.org team to remove it for reasons unknown (maybe licensing?).
I suspect that is one of the NuGet packages that Oracle asked Microsoft to remove from nuget.org.
Oracle identified some NuGet packages that were using their software or made it look as though they were from Oracle and asked Microsoft to remove them.
There is a Package Content and Removals blog post about this which includes information about what NuGet packages should be used instead:
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RedGate SQL Comparison SDK API Licensing Issue

First of all Sorry all that I have to write the lengthy question, But it is necessary to write these things to explain my problem better.
We have an installer to install our application. I want to upgrade the database through installer. So, I have created a snapshot of the latest structure database and placed in the package of the application. I have used the RedGate SQL Comparison SDK API to compare structure of two databases and then synchronize the customer database with the latest snapshot (which I have provided).
I am using custom action class library project to write the methods and those methods will be called the installer itself.
I have purchased the RedGate License key and also RedGate Tool is installed on one machine. On the same machine, I have a installshield license, So I am writing the custom action code on that machine only.
We need to add 'licenses.licx' file in the project where we are using the RedGate SDK API. I have added that file as mentioned in 'http://documentation.red-gate.com/display/CSD11/Distributing+your+SDK+applications'.
I have added that file and the compilation succeeded, as I have the license activated on the same machine. So, first of all to embed the license with the project I had deactivated the RedGate License from the installed RedGate and then While compiling the project I got a popup for activation as shown below:
I have applied the valid license, then I have compiled the installer project from installshield 2014 (which is using the custom action project).
My code of synchronizing the database is working as expected. So, I didn't found any problem in the synchronization code.
Here, the problem is: If I will install the product on the machine which have the Redgate License, then the product will be installed and database will be synchronized successfully. On the client machines, it is obvious that they would not have the RedGate license. The installer is giving the activation popup as shown in above image just before starting the synchronizing.
Even though I have given the valid license at the time of compiling the, I am not able to sync the dbs on other machines.
Hope, someone has a solution for this.
Thanks in anticipation.
Did you rename the assembly after compiling? The engine requires that the assembly file name is the same as the name of the embedded licence resource. Here's a quote from the relevant page in the documentation.
When deploying an assembly utilizing SQL Comparison SDK to a remote site where SQL Comparison SDK is not already installed and activated, you may be asked to activate the SDK, even though the assembly had been built and licensed correctly.
The problem occurs after renaming an assembly. SQL Comparison SDK assemblies cannot be renamed after they are built, because the licensing system requires the licence resource embedded into an assembly to bear the same name as the assembly file name.
You can either change the assembly back to its original name, or change the settings in your Visual Studio project so that the output assembly is compiles as a different name and deploy the assembly built with the desired name.

Troubleshooting PostSharp license issue on build server: Where can I find my license for PostSharp Express?

I am experiencing issues with my CI build server in which PostSharp is causing the build to fail with the message: The assembly 'yada-yada.dll' uses non-licensed features (Basic Features). [...]. We are using the current version of PostSharp (3.1.52) and have no troubles with the library in local development environment where developers have a registered Express license.
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I'm attempting to test this theory but I can't seem to get access to my actual PostSharp Express license! The PostSharp Options aren't any help either:
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!
You can find your license key under the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SharpCrafters\PostSharp 3.
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Uninstall any previous version of postsharp installed in visual studio by going to TOOLS > Extensions & Updates.
Open regedit. Delete the following registry key (including all child keys):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SharpCrafters\PostSharp 3
Download the latest postsharp vs extension. At time of writing I used 4.2.17. Also make sure you are using the latest postsharp nuget package.
Begin the install & follow the steps. When selecting which kind of license you want, choose the Express User License (the last option).
Enter your details, then on the penultimate step, do not tick the box to register postsharp for all accounts on this machine.
Complete the installation, you should then find the license key in your registry under:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SharpCrafters\PostSharp 3\LicenseKey
There are two types of keys!
for current user: HKCU\SOFTWARE\SharpCrafters\PostSharp 3
for all users: HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\SharpCrafters\PostSharp 3
The license might be in one of them depending on what license type you chose.