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A prize you don't get to keep

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I see that CadSoft are running a "Write a ULP" competition

 

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

Hmmm.

 

Warren

 

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    "Richard Herman"  wrote i

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

    price which they take back a year later.

     

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    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...

     

     

    Exactly. I thought it was a mean offering.

     

    CadSoft already operate time limited software and you need an internet

    connection for it to run.

    There is the Freemium licence and the current Beta software.

     

    The competition should clarify that an internet connection will be needed to

    run the prize, if that is the case.

     

    Warren

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    news.cadsoft.de

     

     

     

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  •  

    "Richard Herman"  wrote i

    >

    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...

     

     

    Exactly. I thought it was a mean offering.

     

    CadSoft already operate time limited software and you need an internet

    connection for it to run.

    There is the Freemium licence and the current Beta software.

     

    The competition should clarify that an internet connection will be needed to

    run the prize, if that is the case.

     

    Warren

    --

    Viewed / responded via the newsgroup at

    news.cadsoft.de

     

     

     

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    "Richard Herman"  wrote i

    >

    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...

     

     

    Exactly. I thought it was a mean offering.

     

    CadSoft already operate time limited software and you need an internet

    connection for it to run.

    There is the Freemium licence and the current Beta software.

     

    The competition should clarify that an internet connection will be needed to

    run the prize, if that is the case.

     

    Warren

    --

    Viewed / responded via the newsgroup at

    news.cadsoft.de