OpenCore problem

[Altera_Forum]

Hi guys, 

 I have quartus 7.2 license but I can't use my project without usb cable and quartus running.   Warnings:  Warning: Using OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation for the following cores.  Warning: "Nios II Processor (6AF7_00A2)" will use OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation.  File:  (quartus dosent generate project.pof)  <poject>_time_limited.sof  when quartus finished to program the device, show me a window with time renaming and cancel.   It's normal? (Tethered Mode??)  How can I use that without these restrictions?   Thank you for your help, im noob :)

[Altera_Forum]

NIOS (and most commercial IP cores) is licensed separately, but the core will allow you to try it out in a development environment - hence the JTAG tether. 

Think of it like shareware, only in hardware.  You will have to buy a NIOS license if you want to run it without a JTAG cable.

[Altera_Forum]

If you are in the Altera's University Program, I think you could ask for such a license for free.

[Altera_Forum]

I've 

finished the last critical fixes I've been planning on putting in OpenCore 0.17.1. Since some of these bugfixes have been quite critical I'd like to make a release