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Date:	Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:39:25 -0700
From:	madodel <madodel@ptdprolog.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Subscr. Renewal & RC-2

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J R FOX wrote:
> I don't think I follow the announcement from Serenity,
> to the effect that we must renew our upgrade / support
> subscriptions in order to install eCS 2.0 RC-2 . . .
> but even though said subscriptions have expired now,
> we will all still be entitled to the 2.0 GA (and
> presumably to install same), when it does come out.
> Does this make any sense to you, or am I missing
> something here ?
>
> I have no problem at all paying for the renewal --
> other than that the above scenario seems illogical to
> me -- but was hesitant to do so, in the event that
> SCOUG has another group buy in the offing (?). And I
> wouldn't want to waste my time on an install of RC-2
> just now, if our existing license keys may turn out to
> be invalid for it.
>
>
> Jordan

Bob StJohn promised that anyone that bought the Software Support
subscrption would get the next version of eCS basically because he thought
it would be out within the first year the subscription was available. That
didn't happen, so even though people's subscriptions have expired, Serenity
will honor the promise of the 2.0 release for anyone that bought the one
year subscription even if though it had expired. an honorable decision.
One I doubt microsoft or many others would have made.

Access to the beta and other reserved items (like ACPI updates) are a
different story. They require an active subscription. RC2 will work aith
an eCS 1.2 or 1.2MR key.

HTH

Mark

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