A prize you don't get to keep

On 11/8/2011 5:07 PM, Richard Herman wrote:

Op Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:35:22 +0100 schreef Warren Brayshaw

<warrenbrayshaw@paradise.net.nz>:

 

>>

>> The prize is "win a 1-year license of EAGLE Professional V6"

>> Hmmm.

>

it is sort of funny... a huge company like Premier Farnell giving away a

price which they take back a year later.

 

>

What could be less funny though, is that this could mean a new

licensing scheme for V6. I don't think it's possible right now to have a

time limited license.

The reason I abanded my old PCB software was exactly for that reason:

from one version to the next they changed licensing to a subscription

model: renew every year or it would stop working. No thanks.

 

As far as I know there's nothing to indicate that, so maybe it's just a

one time thing for the contest. Gave me a little scare...

 

>

Richard

Hi Richard,

We've received requests for lower-cost versions of the program. Many

users just wanted to make a couple of boards, or they were starting up

and were hoping to buy a perpetual license once they made some money.

With that in mind the option of a 1-year license came into existence.

This is only an alternative for users that may need such a license and

for giveaways like these, we have no plans to use a subscription model

and the perpetual licensing scheme is here to stay.

Sorry for the scare.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Cadsoft Support

On 11/8/2011 5:07 PM, Richard Herman wrote:

Op Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:35:22 +0100 schreef Warren Brayshaw

<warrenbrayshaw@paradise.net.nz>:

 

>>

>> The prize is "win a 1-year license of EAGLE Professional V6"

>> Hmmm.

>

it is sort of funny... a huge company like Premier Farnell giving away a

price which they take back a year later.

 

>

What could be less funny though, is that this could mean a new

licensing scheme for V6. I don't think it's possible right now to have a

time limited license.

The reason I abanded my old PCB software was exactly for that reason:

from one version to the next they changed licensing to a subscription

model: renew every year or it would stop working. No thanks.

 

As far as I know there's nothing to indicate that, so maybe it's just a

one time thing for the contest. Gave me a little scare...

 

>

Richard

Hi Richard,

We've received requests for lower-cost versions of the program. Many

users just wanted to make a couple of boards, or they were starting up

and were hoping to buy a perpetual license once they made some money.

With that in mind the option of a 1-year license came into existence.

This is only an alternative for users that may need such a license and

for giveaways like these, we have no plans to use a subscription model

and the perpetual licensing scheme is here to stay.

Sorry for the scare.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Cadsoft Support