Reliability of Purebasic

SimpleMind · Post by **SimpleMind** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:49 pm

I find PureBasic reliable......Still

I bought a second licence...

SimpleMind · Post by **SimpleMind** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:07 pm

He or she who can affort it, buy a second licence for your laptop, your wife your friend, your dog, your bird.

Support the PB-team

Dr. Dri · Post by **Dr. Dri** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:31 pm

you don't beed a second licence for your laptop while you're the only one who use PB... see the licence agrements

Dri

Joakim Christiansen · Post by **Joakim Christiansen** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:23 am

I love PureBasic and I will always do!
It keeps getting bether, and people who are complaining are just stupid.

dracflamloc · Post by **dracflamloc** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:31 am

Dr. Dri wrote:you don't beed a second licence for your laptop while you're the only one who use PB... see the licence agrements

Dri

The point is that if you like it enough and can afford it, support your pb team!

SimpleMind · Post by **SimpleMind** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:32 am

Dr. Dri wrote:you don't beed a second licence for your laptop while you're the only one who use PB... see the licence agrements

Dri

If I read the User Licence Conditions when I install PureBasic (Demo) it tells me - see bold text in quote - that it is a single computer licence only. So if I want to use it on more than one computer with the same OS it is not alowed.

Terms And Conditions

This programme is provided "AS IS". Fantaisie Software are NOT responsible for
any damage (or damages) attributed to PureBasic. You are warned that you use
PureBasic at your own risk. No warranties are implied or given by Fantaisie
Software or any representative.

The demo version of this programme may be freely distributed provided all
contents, of the original archive, remain intact. You may not modify, or change,
the contents of the original archive without express written consent from
Fantaisie Software. If a coverdisk is wanted, any magazine using it MUST ask
permission before any demo-version is added to any media.

Usage

This package is a single computer license only. This license can't be sell or donate
to a third person or company.

You can make DLLs including PureBasic commands for your own projects without any
restrictions. But it's not allowed to release simple freeware or commercial "wrapper"
DLLs to include PureBasic commands in other programming languages.

Fantaisie Software reserves all rights to this programme and all original archives
and contents.

Post by **Dare2** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:50 am

The licence has changed?

I am pretty sure that it was licenced to one individual for use on any number of machines.

Wonder if the free updating will also change.

I have bought a number of products that offered free updates, and then later switched to pay-for updates. Latest and most recent is KoolMoves. Which reminds me, I now have to speak to Bob re that as it cannot be legally done, or at least can be contested.

However, having said that, the free-update model is a "conquest" or an "exploration" model, it requires that new territory (new users) must be consistently found. It is not viable. Whereas pay-for-updates is a "colonial" or a "husbandry" model and exploits the current user base. It is viable.

The crunch.

I have PureBasic on a number of units: XP, win2k, win98, win95 and fedora. Am I now considered to operating illegally?

SimpleMind · Post by **SimpleMind** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:08 am

Dare2 wrote:I have PureBasic on a number of units: XP, win2k, win98, win95 and fedora. Am I now considered to operating illegally?

I don't know, Dare2, just ask Fred.

I know you may use it on more than one OS. But not on more computers within one OS line.

Post by **Dare2** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:45 am

Actually, six machines including laptop.

Fred?

SimpleMind · Post by **SimpleMind** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:47 am

Dare2 wrote:Actually, six machines including laptop.

Fred?

Main coder : Frédéric Laboureur alphasnd@purebasic.com

Post by **Dare2** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:02 am

Thanks SimpleMind, but let's keep it public.

rsts · Post by **rsts** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:29 am

According to the FAQ

The PureBasic licence is an user-based licence, which means you can install your full version on all of your computers without the need to buy another licence for each. PureBasic currently runs on three different operating systems (Windows, Linux and AmigaOS) and a single licence cover them all. Even if PureBasic is ported to other OSes (OpenBSD, MacOS X..) you will have free access to them.

seems to me that means 1 license for all your computers.

okasvi · Post by **okasvi** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:50 am

Simplemind copied that part of license from DEMO...

And if I'm not wrong I've seen Fred promising here on boards that free update is not going anywhere... you either believe or not but have he ever lied to you? and he doesnt seem to be greedy either(look at price of PB)...

SimpleMind · Post by **SimpleMind** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:56 am

As I read the information on the Purebasic site and PB-licence:

- Free updates for private use.
- You may use it on all OS-ses you have simultaniously.

But: If you have 3 computers with WindowsXP, you may only install it on ONE of the three pc's.

Post by **Fred** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:40 pm

It's an user based licence, we will change the text in the demo license, thanks.