Who lied?
Posted By Russ Emerson on May 17, 2004 at 4:40 pm
“Oh, you mean those WMD….”
(Via LT Smash, who also has a roundup of blog reactions.)
Movable Type Kerfuffle
Posted By Russ Emerson on May 13, 2004 at 6:27 pm
Hold yer horses, people.
MT users all over the ‘sphere are kvetching about the pricing and licensing of the newly-released MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition. Look at the trackbacks to Mena’s post at Six Apart and you’ll get the idea.
People aren’t just unhappy — they’re seriously POed at the prospect of paying the stated rates with the limitations on the number of blogs and authors.
I host and run two blogs here, with one author on this blog and two on the other. In addition, I manage a third blog (hosted elsewhere) that has about 25 authors. So yes, this is a matter of some concern to me.
A couple of points:
1) So far, all we know about is a Developer Edition. The name implies that there may be a non-developer edition, with appropriate licensing and pricing.
2) Not only is this implied, it’s stated – not clearly, rather obliquely, but stated nonetheless:
We would recommend that, if you’re not the type of person who likes to tinker with Movable Type or would require a installation, you hold off until the general release.
[Emphasis in the original.]
You see, a “general release” is a different animal than a “Developer Edition.” Different capabilities, different features, different licensing, different pricing.
So everyone take a chill pill, eh?
I will happily wait to see what comes of this general release. If circumstances dictate, then and only then will I start shopping for a new blog software package.