Well I tested the 2.9 Beta at quite a considerable cost in time to myself, and with my extant licence for RevMedia 2.7.1 expected some sort of acknowledgement. But it was not to be. Pity really.
Such is the nature of public betas. People who beta tested OSX as part of the public beta still had to buy it.
However, I thought purchasers of 2.7 got a free upgrade. Or am I wrong? You might want to check with Rev support.
M On Apr 16, 2008, at 3:07 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote:
> Well I tested the 2.9 Beta at quite a considerable > cost in time to myself, and with my extant licence for > RevMedia 2.7.1 expected some sort of acknowledgement. > But it was not to be. Pity really.
> sincerely, Richmond Mathewson
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Here is a message that was posted concerning the release of 2.9 being free:
Subject: Re: concerning 2.9 as "free" From: w...@wjm.org Date: February 25, 2008 10:19:39 AM PST
Heather has posted this information in the forums. I'll do the same here:
You get Rev 2.9 for free if: - You had an active update pack/license on 1 February 2006 - You purchased any version of Revolution 2.7.x - You bought a RevSelect Holiday bundle - You have an active license pack valid on the date of 2.9's release
The free updates do not affect any other aspect of licensing. Your license is not extended another three months or year, for example. You are just getting the new version.
Example 1:
Bill has a Studio 2.6.1 license that expired Feb 5, 2006. He has not purchased any new versions since then. He gets Rev 2.9 for free, but otherwise his license is still "inactive." He'll have to renew the license for any future versions.
Example 2:
Charles bought Revolution 2.7.3 and 2.8.1 and the RevSelect Holiday Bundle. His license is current through December 2008. He'll receive Rev 2.9 as part of his update pack license, as well as any versions released the rest of this year.
We have not announced what versions will follow 2.9, but you're correct that if you don't have an update pack, these will not be free upgrades. (A good reason to get your licks in on the final beta.)
On Apr 16, 2008, at 4:14 AM, Petrides, M.D. Marian wrote:
> Richmond,
> Such is the nature of public betas. People who beta tested OSX as > part of the public beta still had to buy it.
> However, I thought purchasers of 2.7 got a free upgrade. Or am I > wrong? You might want to check with Rev support.
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The most important thing we all "got" out of the beta was a much-improved product.
We're still evaluating what we want to do to recognize active testers. There will be a final beta update shortly with this info and a wrap-up on the beta program in general.
Bill
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On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Richmond Mathewson <gerada...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Well I tested the 2.9 Beta at quite a considerable > cost in time to myself, and with my extant licence for > RevMedia 2.7.1 expected some sort of acknowledgement. > But it was not to be. Pity really.
For my part, I thoroughly enjoyed beta-testing. All I expected to get out of it was for Revolution to be improved and I certainly got that. I gather from the newsletter that there were about 800 beta testers, so I don't see that acknowledging us all in the credits would have been possible.
What did you expect Richmond? Perhaps next time you should stay out of the beta program if you do not feel that the intrinsic rewards are sufficient.
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"For my part, I thoroughly enjoyed beta-testing. All I expected to get out of it was for Revolution to be improved and I certainly got that."
Yes, you are right insofar as the actual Beta-testing goes. However, I thought that on the strength of my RevMedia 2.7.1 license I might be allowed, at least, RevMedia 2.9. What could be at fault is my reading of the offer about extant licenses.
Hwever, having had people Beta-testing various products of mine, I have always left them with, either a Beta version that does not expire, or a copy of the finished product. May be that is why my average monthly income just about equals my monthly spending - the big businessman I am not.
I thought that on the strength of my RevMedia 2.7.1 license I might be allowed, at least, RevMedia 2.9. <<<
We only just now released Rev 2.9 for Mac and Windows (Linux coming shortly).
Since you purchased a version of Revolution 2.7.x, you get 2.9 for free. You and others who purchased Media 2.7.x will be getting that email with a download link and 2.9 Media code very shortly.
- Bill
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Bill Marriott <w...@wjm.org> wrote:
> We only just now released Rev 2.9 for Mac and Windows (Linux coming > shortly).
I think you meant: Rev Media 2.9 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolut...@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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On my side the only thing I'd like for ß-testing is that Runtime, due to a good selling 2.9 version, obtains the needed resources to address specific issues of the product (for me bugs #670 and #4944) and show the will to address them (and not only make promises), preferabely not in several years...
Best,
ÉrIC
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