POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.off-topic : "Truly free" : Re: "Truly free" Server Time
28 Jul 2024 18:17:16 EDT (-0400)
  Re: "Truly free"  
From: Jim Henderson
Date: 29 Mar 2013 13:08:06
Message: <5155ca76$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:24:14 +0100, andrel wrote:

> On 22-3-2013 16:31, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> OK, I need the opinion of a few folks disconnected from a debate I'm
>> having.
>>
>> Let's say you have a software product, and updates/support/enhancements
>> are provided only if you pay an annual "maintenance" fee.
>>
>> A new component is developed for the software, and is made available to
>> those on a current maintenance plan.  Other customers can purchase it
>> at a per-seat license.
>>
>> Is that new component "free" (as in "no cost") to those who are on
>> maintenance, or not?
> 
> There is "no additional cost" which is not the same as "no cost".

True. :)

Jim


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