Sounds good.. I would be interested in purchasing the Premier support program, but at this point looking 6 months ahead, v11 support and availability is becoming critical to the point that I am not even proposing web functions if Active4D is not available for v11.
I just cannot wrap my head around using anything other than Active4D for a 4D-based project :) sincerely, mehboob alam To make a bad day worse, spend it wishing for the impossible. --- On Sat, 7/26/08, Aparajita Fishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Aparajita Fishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Active4d-dev] v4.5 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:53 PM > Greetings, > > Active4D v4.5 is at long last ready for release! > > This release includes dozens of enhancements, new features > and bug > fixes. It's a must-have for anyone currently using > v4.0.x. > > Please note: v4.5 is NOT ready for 4D v11. That will > require a > substantial rewrite -- partially to take advantage of > Unicode, > partially to remove all dependencies on the Altura Mac2Win > library, > and for other technical reasons. > > In any case, the web scene has changed substantially since > v4 was > released almost 2 years ago. 4D now offers the Web Pack and > the Ajax > Framework, and of course there are lots of great non-4D web > > environments out there. > > I want Active4D to have wider exposure, because more users > means a > bigger community and that is good for everyone. In an > effort to make > Active4D more attractive to a broader range of web > developers, I am > considering a change in my pricing and licensing model. The > new > pricing and licensing would work like this: > > Deployment license: > - $270 per server, keyed to server's MAC address > - no expiration, no yearly renewal > - upgrades not included > - support on the mailing list only, no guarantee I will > participate > > Premium support: > - $270 per year per developer > - gives access to members-only support forum where you can > ask questions > - I will answer any questions not answered by others within > 48 hours > (assuming I have internet access, I am often traveling) > > Supreme support: > - $700 per year, up to 3 developers > - includes Premium support > - direct email support > - hotfix releases for crashing bugs and bugs with no > workarounds > > You may be wondering why I am proposing these changes. > First of all, > it is clear to me that $700 has become too high a price > point for > first year licenses. Second, a growing number of users are > not > renewing their licenses -- which is understandable, since > most of them > require little or no support. My original intention was to > spread the > support costs among all users, but that is not working any > more, so my > hope is that this scheme will be more equitable in that I > will only > charge for support if you actually need and want it. > > I am very interested in your opinions on this, and would > appreciate > your feedback ASAP. > > Regards, > > Aparajita > www.aparajitaworld.com > > "If you dare to fail, you are bound to > succeed." > - Sri Chinmoy | www.srichinmoy.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Active4D-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.aparajitaworld.com/mailman/listinfo/active4d-dev > Archives: > http://mailman.aparajitaworld.com/archive/active4d-dev/ _______________________________________________ Active4D-dev mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.aparajitaworld.com/mailman/listinfo/active4d-dev Archives: http://mailman.aparajitaworld.com/archive/active4d-dev/
