Re: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-29 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't buy that at all. DITA has major costs that are not offset unless you have substantial opportunities for reuse and publish in multiple languages. There's no rational reason to spend money on low-value upgrades. Do a cost-benefit analysis and know what you're paying for. At one old job we

Re: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-29 Thread Robert Lauriston
Adobe says it supports DocBook and various other things besides DITA: http://www.adobe.com/products/framemakerxmlauthor/features.html On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Bernard Gagne bernyga...@rogers.com wrote: That's great as long as you use DITA. We use DocBook so FrameMaker XML Author (which

Re: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-29 Thread Robert Lauriston
Adobe also says it does not support DocBook: http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/framemakerxmlauthor/faq.html (see What is the difference ...) On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com wrote: Adobe says it supports DocBook and various other things besides DITA:

Re: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-27 Thread Bernard Gagne
That's great as long as you use DITA. We use DocBook so FrameMaker XML Author (which should more appropriately be called FrameMaker DITA Author) is useless. Oxygen and XMetal have nothing to fear. Berny Gagne Senior Technical Writer Siemens Canada On Thursday, January 23, 2014 8:28:02 AM,

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-24 Thread Roger Shuttleworth
Hello Framers It has been interesting and entertaining to read the various posts about upgrades and pricing. Thanks to Syed for persisting with this. A few statements that have been made raised my eyebrows somewhat: "Three releases of FrameMaker in 18 months" - really? I must have missed two

RE: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-23 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:28 -0800 22/1/14, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: The unhappy ones are probably the small users - like myself - who helped FrameMaker become what it is and Adobe *clearly* does not care about us anymore. That is unlike the founders of Frame Technology who I met many years

Re: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
My guess is Adobe's goal in creating FrameMaker XML Author and pricing it at $400 is to eliminate the cost savings incentive for structured FrameMaker users to switch to Oxygen or XMetal instead of adding more FM seats. Also, at $400, I doubt if FrameMaker XML Author is going to be able to

RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 10:57 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released) It may seem like contempt, but I think they're just clueless. They have a lot of products

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Maxwell Hoffman said: For another viewpoint, Adobe was just named in the top 100 companies to work for by Fortune. Our 2013 revenues considerably exceeded projections. So somebody out there is happy with Adobe. ;-) Perhaps. :) But, at what cost? The unhappy ones are probably the small

Re: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 07:49 -0800 22/1/14, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: Financial success by large companies is not the only measure of success that matters. It is why in my 35+ years of work, I have chosen to do many small startups and try to only work for small companies. My current startup

RE: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Excellent point by Syed. Another point that is easy to miss in this discussion: If all of Adobe's products had the level of quality control that FrameMaker has (long-standing and new bugs, outdated and incomplete documentation, etc.), Adobe certainly wouldn't be as successful as it is. In my

RE: Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Rick Quatro said: Excellent point by Syed. Another point that is easy to miss in this discussion: If all of Adobe's products had the level of quality control that FrameMaker has (long-standing and new bugs, outdated and incomplete documentation, etc.), Adobe certainly wouldn't be as

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Maxwell Hoffman said: > For another viewpoint, Adobe was just named in the top 100 companies to work > for by Fortune. Our 2013 revenues considerably exceeded projections. So > "somebody" out there is happy with Adobe. ;-) Perhaps. :) But, at what cost? The unhappy ones are probably the small

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 07:49 -0800 22/1/14, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: >Financial success by large companies is not the only measure of success that >matters. It is why in my 35+ years of work, I have chosen to do many small >startups and try to only work for small companies. My current

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Excellent point by Syed. Another point that is easy to miss in this discussion: If all of Adobe's products had the level of quality control that FrameMaker has (long-standing and new bugs, outdated and incomplete documentation, etc.), Adobe certainly wouldn't be as successful as it is. In my

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Rick Quatro said: > Excellent point by Syed. Another point that is easy to miss in this > discussion: If all of Adobe's products had the level of quality control that > FrameMaker has (long-standing and new bugs, outdated and incomplete > documentation, etc.), Adobe certainly wouldn't be as

Now OT, I suppose. RE: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> Also, at $400, I doubt if FrameMaker XML Author is going to be able to > compete with other XML editors out there. The idea is fantastic, but the cost > needs to be around $100-150 a seat. A list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_XML_editors. Many licensed and free versions listed

Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-20 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
rs-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 10:57 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released) It may seem like contempt, but I think they're just clueless. They

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread D L Reynolds
I’m a TCS user, currently running TCS 3.5. I didn’t do the TCS 4.0 upgrade. The cost of upgrading from v3.5 to v5 is $1200! Count me out. I recently switched from Captivate to Camtasia because Adobe would have charged me full price to upgrade just that component of the Technical Communications

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread Craig Ede
Around here, contract technical writers are making enough money per hour that the upgrade cost from to TCS 5 from TCS 3 or FM 10 would be less than 25 billable hours of work. (And some of these contractors are pretty limited in how much they know about the tools they are using or even how to be

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
-Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:11 AM To: Framers Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't understand your reasoning. I don't need upgrades to use FrameMaker. It has been going downhill from version 9 on. On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote: Yeah, I would love to continue to use FrameMaker, but $399 for

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
To: Robert Lauriston; Framers Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released I don't plan to do the subscription model for FrameMaker 12 either. It does not make sense for me - even if I were continuing with FrameMaker. It only makes _some_ sense for new users of FrameMaker, or folks still on versions _prior_

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't understand why you would stop using it for new docs. Most of the software I've bought I've never upgraded. On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote: My comment was that at some time, I could simply stop upgrading and continue

Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
It may seem like contempt, but I think they're just clueless. They have a lot of products that have been mature for a long time, so they have little to offer users to justify upgrading. They have a lot of employees with stale skill sets and it's not a company where someone with top skills would

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-18 Thread D L Reynolds
I?m a TCS user, currently running TCS 3.5. I didn?t do the TCS 4.0 upgrade. The cost of upgrading from v3.5 to v5 is $1200! Count me out. I recently switched from Captivate to Camtasia because Adobe would have charged me full price to upgrade just that component of the Technical Communications

Adobe pricing policies (was: FrameMaker 12 released)

2014-01-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
It may seem like contempt, but I think they're just clueless. They have a lot of products that have been mature for a long time, so they have little to offer users to justify upgrading. They have a lot of employees with stale skill sets and it's not a company where someone with top skills would

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
(syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:22 PM To: Robert Lauriston; Framers Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released I don't plan to do the subscription model for FrameMaker 12 either. It does not make sense for me - even if I were continuing with FrameMaker. It only makes _some_ sense

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Mike Wickham
Syed, I think your math is right on. I can't understand why anyone would pay more for a subscription that will render their software useless the moment they stop paying. If they fall on hard times, the perpetual license lets them at least keep working with their software as long as they can

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Jim Owens
After years with the same company, I'm just starting to re-invent myself as a contractor. So far no one has asked for work in FrameMaker. If they did, I'd have to consider my options. A thousand bucks is a big outlay. On the other hand, I'd probably want it for no more than a month or two,

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Mike Wickham
On 1/17/2014 1:31 PM, Mike Wickham wrote: I've also bought every FM upgrade since version 6, except for v10, which offered no features that I needed. I will be buying the FM 12 upgrade for sure. Oops... there was a typo in there. I am using FM 10. It was FM 11 that was the only version I

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:22 PM To: Robert Lauriston; Framers Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released I don't plan to do the subscription model for FrameMaker 12 either. It does not make sense f

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Mike Wickham
Syed, I think your math is right on. I can't understand why anyone would pay more for a subscription that will render their software useless the moment they stop paying. If they fall on hard times, the perpetual license lets them at least keep working with their software as long as they can

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Jim Owens
After years with the same company, I'm just starting to re-invent myself as a contractor. So far no one has asked for work in FrameMaker. If they did, I'd have to consider my options. A thousand bucks is a big outlay. On the other hand, I'd probably want it for no more than a month or two,

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Mike Wickham
On 1/17/2014 1:31 PM, Mike Wickham wrote: > I've also bought every FM upgrade since version 6, except for v10, > which offered no features that I needed. I will be buying the FM 12 > upgrade for sure. Oops... there was a typo in there. I am using FM 10. It was FM 11 that was the only version I

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
ded webinars: http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0J -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:11 AM To: Framers Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released If you buy a subscript

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-17 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
) Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:22 PM To: Robert Lauriston; Framers Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released I don't plan to do the subscription model for FrameMaker 12 either. It does not make sense for me - even if I were continuing with FrameMaker. It only makes _some_ sense for new users o

Re: FrameMaker 12 released - activation via internet 'hack'

2014-01-16 Thread Simon BUCH
/ sites. Z *From:*Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:05 AM *To:* 'Scott Prentice'; framers@lists.frameusers.com *Subject:* RE: FrameMaker 12 released Correct. The cost is charged monthly -- with an annual commitment. After 30 days, if you cancel, you

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
16, 2014 10:12 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Simon BUCH; 'Framers' Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released I wanted to add some clarification to points raised in this discussion. [1] Regarding how people behind firewalls can deal with monthly ping on subscription, I got some

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Davis, David
. Winfried wr...@tycoint.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: FrameMaker 12 released Message-ID: f0bb99a33bce0b4fbff4a6483fec6a800e96b...@003fch1mpn2-001.003f.mgd2.msft.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi, FrameMaker 12 is released

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year, the license is invalid and FrameMaker stops working. If you buy the $1000 full version or a $400 or $600 upgrade, the license is perpetual. The only thing that expires is the support agreement. I don't see why anyone would abandon

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Keith Soltys
: Matt Sullivan [mailto:sullivanma...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:54 PM To: Keith Soltys Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released @Keith, I am not aware of additional Word import functionality, although in the past, filters have been updated

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Robert Lauriston said: If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year, the license is invalid and FrameMaker stops working. If you buy the $1000 full version or a $400 or $600 upgrade, the license is perpetual. The only thing that expires is the support agreement. I

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
To: 'Robert Lauriston'; Framers Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Robert Lauriston said: If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year, the license is invalid and FrameMaker stops working. If you buy the $1000 full version or a $400 or $600 upgrade, the license is perpetual

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
My comment was that at some time, I could simply stop upgrading and continue to use that last version (as you had mentioned in a post last year) rather than change all the older documents to a new tool. We simply chose to stop at different versions, I suppose ... for me, it is version 11, for

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I don't understand why you would stop using it for new docs. Most of the software I've bought I've never upgraded. I guess you and I have a different philosophy about these, I suppose. :) I prefer to stay up on software upgrades when I am using something extensively. The thinking is to get

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
12:00 AM To: Reng, Dr. Winfried; framers at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com> Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Thanks for the links. Some links on the FAQ page for FM 12 are broken ... notably one that takes you to the subscription pricing (including

FrameMaker 12 released - activation via internet 'hack'

2014-01-16 Thread Simon BUCH
adobe.com/support/contact <http://www.adobe.com/support/contact>. > > Of course, if the IT Administrator has to open a firewall -- even if > temporarily -- rather than just calling to get activation done, I > suspect it will not happen at /some/ sites. > > Z > > *From

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
y, January 16, 2014 10:12 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Simon BUCH; 'Framers' Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released I wanted to add some clarification to points raised in this discussion. [1] Regarding how people behind firewalls can deal with monthly ping on subscription,

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Davis, David
14 + From: "Reng, Dr. Winfried" <wr...@tycoint.com> To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" Subject: FrameMaker 12 released Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi, FrameMaker 12 is released now. There are many links with in

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year, the license is invalid and FrameMaker stops working. If you buy the $1000 full version or a $400 or $600 upgrade, the license is perpetual. The only thing that expires is the support agreement. I don't see why anyone would abandon

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Keith Soltys
: Matt Sullivan [mailto:sullivanma...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:54 PM To: Keith Soltys Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released @Keith, I am not aware of additional Word import functionality, although in the past, filters have been updated

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
s at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:02 AM To: Simon BUCH; 'Framers' Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Simon Buch wrote: > c. In Kapil VERMA's blog entry, there's a section about "Licensing options":

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Robert Lauriston said: > If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year, the license > is invalid and FrameMaker stops working. > If you buy the $1000 full version or a $400 or $600 upgrade, the license is > perpetual. The only thing that expires is the support agreement. > I

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
14 4:22 PM To: 'Robert Lauriston'; Framers Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Robert Lauriston said: > If you buy a subscription and don't renew at the end of the year, the license > is invalid and FrameMaker stops working. > If you buy the $1000 full version or a $400 or $600 u

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
My comment was that at some time, I could simply stop upgrading and continue to use that last version (as you had mentioned in a post last year) rather than change all the older documents to a new tool. We simply chose to stop at different versions, I suppose ... for me, it is version 11, for

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> I don't understand why you would stop using it for new docs. Most of the > software I've bought I've never upgraded. I guess you and I have a different philosophy about these, I suppose. :) I prefer to stay up on software upgrades when I am using something extensively. The thinking is to get

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Craig Ede
Around here, contract technical writers are making enough money per hour that the upgrade cost from to TCS 5 from TCS 3 or FM 10 would be less than 25 billable hours of work. (And some of these contractors are pretty limited in how much they know about the tools they are using or even how to be

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't understand your reasoning. I don't need upgrades to use FrameMaker. It has been going downhill from version 9 on. On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > Yeah, I would love to continue to use FrameMaker, but $399 for upgrades is > too high

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't understand why you would stop using it for new docs. Most of the software I've bought I've never upgraded. On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > My comment was that at some time, I could simply stop upgrading and continue > to use that

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Simon BUCH
I've taken a quick look at this new release. a. There's still no right-to-left language support. b. There's still the requirement for activation via internet, and the help pages reference material on web pages. This makes the product impractical for customers on military/corporate grade

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Simon BUCH Sent: January-15-14 5:39 AM To: 'Framers' Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released I've taken a quick look at this new release. a. There's still no right-to-left language support. b. There's still the requirement for activation via

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Lin Sims
Thanks for the links, Winfried. Does anyone know if FM12 (and also FM11) come in 32-bit AND 64-bit versions, or are they both strictly 32 bits? I've only been able to find that FM9 was 32-bit only. Thanks, Lin On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:57 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried wr...@tycoint.comwrote: Hi,

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Scott Prentice
Just 32-bit I believe. I haven't seen separate installer options and when it installs it end up in the Program Files (x86) folder. ...scott On 1/15/14 9:56 AM, Lin Sims wrote: Thanks for the links, Winfried. Does anyone know if FM12 (and also FM11) come in 32-bit AND 64-bit versions, or

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Rick Quatro
32-bit only. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:56 PM To: Reng, Dr. Winfried Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released Thanks for the links, Winfried

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
as full cost, so not really an upgrade! Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Reng, Dr. Winfried Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:57 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: FrameMaker 12 released Hi

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: FrameMaker 12 released Umm, activation via Internet can be circumvented by calling Adobe and getting an activation from them. I'm pretty sure you can access the same help material as PDF or AIRHelp on your local firewalled install (same as it's been for a while now

Re: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Scott Prentice
days for the subscription model version would get old pretty quick, though! J Z *From:*framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Jeff Coatsworth *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2014 6:06 AM *To:* 'Framers' *Subject:* RE: FrameMaker 12

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
Pretty sure that the military-industrial complex doesn't deal with month-by-month subscriptions ;) From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) [mailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net] Sent: January-15-14 1:34 PM To: Jeff Coatsworth; 'Framers' Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Calling every 30 days

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Simon Buch wrote: ? c. In Kapil VERMA's blog entry, there's a section about Licensing options: 'Furthermore, we are providing both perpetual and subscription licensing options on all our products. We do realize that the licensing needs of our customers vary and hence, we are offering both

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
month? Z From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Scott Prentice Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:46 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released Although the subscription is labeled monthly, it's really

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: FrameMaker 12 released Pretty sure that the military-industrial complex doesn't deal with month-by-month subscriptions ;) From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.netmailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net) [mailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net] Sent: January-15-14 1:34 PM To: Jeff Coatsworth; 'Framers' Subject: RE

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
just calling to get activation done, I suspect it will not happen at some sites. Z From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:05 AM To: 'Scott Prentice'; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Correct. The cost is charged monthly

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Keith Soltys
- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Reng, Dr. Winfried Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 2:57 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: FrameMaker 12 released Hi, FrameMaker 12 is released now. There are many links

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released Thanks for the links. Some links on the FAQ page for FM 12 are broken ... notably one that takes you to the subscription pricing (including a promotional pricing discount). Also, sorry to beat

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
Hi, FrameMaker 12 is released now. There are many links with information. See below. Best regards Winfried --- http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2014/01/framemaker-12-launch-blog.html http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2014/01/technical-communication-suite-5-is-here.html

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Simon BUCH
I've taken a quick look at this new release. a. There's still no right-to-left language support. b. There's still the requirement for activation via internet, and the help pages reference material on web pages. This makes the product impractical for customers on military/corporate grade

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Simon BUCH Sent: January-15-14 5:39 AM To: 'Framers' Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released I've taken a quick look at this new release. a. There's still no right-to-left language support. b. There's still the requirement for activation via

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Lin Sims
Thanks for the links, Winfried. Does anyone know if FM12 (and also FM11) come in 32-bit AND 64-bit versions, or are they both strictly 32 bits? I've only been able to find that FM9 was 32-bit only. Thanks, Lin On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:57 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried wrote: > Hi, > > FrameMaker 12

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Scott Prentice
Just 32-bit I believe. I haven't seen separate installer options and when it installs it end up in the "Program Files (x86)" folder. ...scott On 1/15/14 9:56 AM, Lin Sims wrote: > Thanks for the links, Winfried. > > Does anyone know if FM12 (and also FM11) come in 32-bit AND 64-bit >

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Rick Quatro
32-bit only. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 12:56 PM To: Reng, Dr. Winfried Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released Thanks for the links

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
lier versions: $999 ... which is same as full cost, so not really an upgrade! Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Reng, Dr. Winfried Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:57 PM To: framers at lists.frameus

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: FrameMaker 12 released Umm, activation via Internet can be circumvented by calling Adobe and getting an activation from them. I'm pretty sure you can access the same help material as PDF or AIRHelp on your local firewalled install (same as it's been for a while now). -- next part

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Scott Prentice
anuary 15, 2014 6:06 AM > *To:* 'Framers' > *Subject:* RE: FrameMaker 12 released > > Umm, activation via Internet can be circumvented by calling Adobe and > getting an activation from them. I'm pretty sure you can access the > same help material as PDF or AIRHelp on your loca

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
Pretty sure that the "military-industrial complex" doesn't deal with month-by-month subscriptions ;>) From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) [mailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net] Sent: January-15-14 1:34 PM To: Jeff Coatsworth; 'Framers' Subject: RE: FrameMaker 12 released

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Simon Buch wrote: ? c. In Kapil VERMA's blog entry, there's a section about "Licensing options": 'Furthermore, we are providing both perpetual and subscription licensing options on all our products. We do realize that the licensing needs of our customers vary and hence, we are offering

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
month? Z From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Scott Prentice Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:46 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released Although the subscription is labeled "monthly&q

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: FrameMaker 12 released Pretty sure that the "military-industrial complex" doesn't deal with month-by-month subscriptions ;>) From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net<mailto:Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>) [mailto:syed.hos...@aeris.net] Sent: January-15-14 1:34 PM To: Jeff C

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
to open a firewall - even if temporarily - rather than just calling to get activation done, I suspect it will not happen at some sites. Z From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 11:05 AM To: 'Scott Prentice'; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: F

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-15 Thread Keith Soltys

FrameMaker 12 released

2014-01-14 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
Hi, FrameMaker 12 is released now. There are many links with information. See below. Best regards Winfried --- http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2014/01/framemaker-12-launch-blog.html http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2014/01/technical-communication-suite-5-is-here.html