good we have wise GM that would told us (well I dont think he ruled the licence thing right...buying tacsoft for every commlink that is about to be in team sounds pretty silly to me...at least that would be listed in rules)
Actually in rules there is an example about different servicing model which is equal to licencsing model IMO.
The tactnet software works like encryption.
You can have centrally running encryption program (single license) that require each of you to maintain a subscription on the central node.
You can have a local encryption (licencses for each node) if you want to maintaing encrypted communication between two nodes, when the third one (central) becomes inavailable.
That's actually the case now. Lips and Fractal have been cut off from your network. Which means that neither of you have tactnet bonus now. and also since the encryption programs are working on the Omar's node, they don't have an encyrpted communication line also.
as to how to treat drones as tactnet participants.
1. they can participate in tactnet network on individual basis (under above licensing rules and subscriptions limits).
2. they can serve as additional senses channels for main tactnet users.
