Regardless, it sounds like a mess for users who are stuck on older
versions and might want to add workstations. --J.B.
Richard Tibbetts huipro@hawaii.rr.com [Avid-L2] wrote:
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> Or perhaps it has to do with the remote licensing process itself?
>
> RT
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> On Apr 1, 2019, at 8:12 AM, bigfish@pacbell.net
> <mailto:bigfish@pacbell.net> [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
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>> "due to licensing reasons"
>> Well I guess that's clear as a bell???
>>
>> Whos' license? What license?
>>
>> Is it Java again? IIRC that conveniently happened around the time
>> old script sync was no longer free. Don't know if there was any
>> correlation back then.
>>
>>
>> ---In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>,
>> <bncrcaxlr@...> wrote :
>>
>> This the first paragraph of Avid announcement on the subject.
>> Read it attentively. Memorize it. There will be a quiz.
>>
>>
>> We are writing to inform you that, due to licensing reasons, Avid
>> will be updating Media Composer licenses and subscriptions, which
>> will impact the software versions that you can run. Beginning May 30,
>> 2019, existing subscriptions will only be able to run Media Composer
>> 2018.9 or higher upon renewal. In addition, new perpetual and
>> subscription licenses will only be able to run Media Composer v2018.9
>> or higher
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/04/2019 10:50, Gowanus Canal gowanuscanalstinks@...
>> <mailto:gowanuscanalstinks@...> [Avid-L2] wrote:
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>>> Reason for change?
>>> Just curious.
>>>
>>> DQS
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 1, 2019, at 10:09 AM,marianna.montague@... <mailto:marianna.montague@...> [Avid-L2]<Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Michael....
>>>>
>>>> Here is the net net on the situation....
>>>>
>>>> After May 30th, 2019:
>>>>
>>>> 1. If you already have a perpetual license – software or dongle – under contract or not - nothing happens. You can keep using, renewing and upgrading, your software or not – there is no change to what you can and can't run. THIS CHANGE DOES NOT AFFECT YOU.
>>>>
>>>> 2. If you already have a subscription, when the subscription is next renewed, it will only run 2018.9 or higher. This is true for an annual or month-to-month subscription.
>>>>
>>>> 3. If you buy a NEW subscription or perpetual software license after May 30th, 2019, it will only run 2018.9 or higher
>>>>
>>>> 4. If you buy a NEW dongle perpetual license, it will run all the same versions a current dongle can run – there is no change to dongles.
>>>>
>>>> Note: If you already have a perpetual license and the upgrade and support plan has expired, then you will experience NO change; your license will continue to work and run the versions it ran before. If at some point after May 30th, 2019, you have a desire to upgrade your software, then your new purchase would be subject to the items above. For example, a crossgrade to an MC | Ultimate Subscription is seen as a new subscription and would therefore only be able to run 2018.9 or higher.
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>> Marianna
>>>>
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>>> Posted by: Gowanus Canal<gowanuscanalstinks@...> <mailto:gowanuscanalstinks@....>
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