Why do I need to log in ?
The Scada-LTS is a FreeSoftware, so provided under the GPL, and at no cost.
We do support strongly the spirit and philosophy of the Free Software Foundation, and do believe that the user of a software should never fall in a Vendor Lock-in trap, that is why we provide the software in source-code format.
However, despite all our efforts, for years we have faced considerable difficulties in persuading the many users – including industrial and professional users – to contribute in any way to the work required to maintain, document, extend, correct, translate, etc. this very powerful, industrial-grade software.
Our business model is based exclusively on services related to Scada-LTS, which include, amongst others (but are not limited to):
- Trainings
- Customisations
- Assistance
- Translations
- Help-desk
- Maintenance
- Special developments
- Translations
- Advice
- …
And access to our knowledge base, our documentation, our experience, and so on, is part of that.
If you believe that a FreeSoftware or OpenSource Software should be available free of charge, this means you are considering relying on a resource that is impossible to maintain or that may soon cease to be maintained… This is not a serious approach for critical industrial-grade software such as a SCADA system, which must manage vital infrastructure over the long term whilst adapting to new technologies, interfaces, protocols, media, etc.
To ensure that this software remains of the highest quality and at the cutting edge of technology, we need to fund the development team, the servers, electricity, internet access, and so on. We would therefore like to thank you for your contribution. This may take the form of a contribution in kind (helping with development, documentation, etc.) or a more traditional (financial) contribution.
That is why we invite you to contact our sales department to arrange access. The terms and conditions depend on your circumstances (industrial evaluation, international organisation, student, university, member of a software development community, etc.); so please be prepared to explain your current situation, your proposals and your objectives.
I hope you understand…