Upgrade version and pricing [was] Re: Fix it before moving ahead

[A.C.T.]

Hi,

> I have been wondering about this as well, having just gotten a studio 
> license with 2.12 and finding out that the majority of the bug database 
> is scheduled two updates away and only being entitled to one.

Of course this was an issue for me as well before I decided to support 
the company by paying the studio license fee. But in fact the policy 
says "you are entitled to ONE free upgrade" - it does NOT SAY "you are 
entitled to ONE DIRECTLY FOLLOWING upgrade". So I just shrugged and told 
myself: Ok, I just get that upgrade for free that I want - I could wait 
until V3.0 and get that for free, since I have ONE UPGRADE FREE.

Of course (being a full time software developer myself) I expect bug 
fixes to be free of charge anyhow. There is a clear difference between 
"updates" (bug fixes) and "upgrades" (as mentioned in the license), the 
later being major feature enhancements.

So I am very sure that Runrev will behave like most software companies 
(the so called evil ones included) and hand out bugfixes free of charge. 
No computer software is "free of bugs" and as a customer AND developer I 
am absolutely sure that Runrev will not be any different to most serious 
companies: Updates are free for registered users, upgrades aren't.

Marc Albrecht
A.C.T. / level-2
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