Hi Luc-eric I kinda suspected that was the case. It might be worth updating the FAQ just to state that. However it shows just how far out of touch the people making the decisions are. Even if your in the very lucky position that you are not forced by some or other constraint to use a specific version, very few folks will run the latest and greatest on a commercial project because it just hasn't been proven. The risk of running into a project halting bug is just too great.
And with the greatest respect to Chris and the rest of the team the turnaround on fixing those kinds of bugs just isnt fast enough to warrant the additional risk. On the positive side South Africa is now included in the ARC program. This means we can apply for up to 125 seats for free. Educational seems to be the only AD$K division that has an actual policy and a plan. However thats only going to last so long before the competition does likewise. Kind regards Angus ________________________________________ From: Luc-Eric Rousseau [luceri...@gmail.com] Sent: 09 September 2013 08:28 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage Rental? On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za> wrote: > > Apart from the glaring omission of SI from that list the things that worries > me in the FAQ is that rental options dont have previous version rights. > Unless I have read that incorrectly your SOL if your client needs you to work > on a older version. > > One wonders how much if any thought has gone into this at all. Presently, that's not technical possible anyway, as the older builds cannot deal with the new kind of licensing implementation. Only 2014 SP1 and up can. = <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>
