I don't think the license thing for slaves is such a big deal since just about anyone using a slave machine is likely running many libraries which means you can divide them between the two. If the master and slave machines aren't the same level of power, then bigger libraries will need to be on the more powerful machine. Is the new brass library really so demanding that it requires two machines? Maybe if it is, it should be divided into multiple licenses so it can be split.
No question that multiple installs is much more convenient and flexible.
@DG said:
You'll find that most, if not all, sample based products only allow for use on one computer at a time.
Not even close. Most if not all libraries that run on Kontakt, the spectrasonic stuff. Seems like most libraries that are web authorization instead of dongle allow at least two installs. And even EW's new Hollywood Strings (iLok) allows two installs since the library is so big and demanding.
Personally, I like the philosophy of having licenses be per user and not per machine. A user buys a library, as long as it's that same person using it I don't see the fuss about allowing it on multiple machines for extra power, doesn't seem like anything "free" at all.