Can I use FF on more than one computer?

Hi Aliel

You would have to pay for two copies to have it on two machines.....but you can transfer/re-install the program if something goes wrong on your computer.....

You're welcome.....

Oh, and if you choose to participate and submit some of your filter creations here, 5 filters going to "high usage" rank would give you lifetime upgrades to the program.....

What? Isn't there a "fair usage" idea like Photoshop has? I.e: one copy on a desktop and one on a laptop (for mobile forging) with the understanding that only one version would be in use at any time. This seems like a very common sense idea to me, but perhaps I'm just an anarcho-iconoclast, commie, bleeding-heart scofflaw...or some such.

Any responses from the high muckety-mucks?

having just bought a new computer i didnt mind getting the second copy of FF...but I think the lifetime updates I already bought for my fisrt liscense should be able to transfer to my copy on my new machine...cuz my old machine will undoubtably be phased out of the work cycle soon

Rawn

Kraellin:

I agree with your ethics here, though I would argue that the non-commercial status (as well as contributing or not to the filter library) is moot if you use FF the way I outlined in my first comment.

As for "render farms," anyone could set up something like that, whether having more than one copy of FF were "allowed" or not. It's called piracy, and people will either do it or not. What I'm talking about is just having a second copy on a mobile computer, and only one computer running FF at a time.

Look at it this way: Say I have a copy of FF on my desktop PC. I work on some filters. Then I decide to go to the local coffee house to work some more. Technically, I could de-install FF from my desktop, install it on my laptop, then de-install and reinstall when I get home. Buy why bother? Using the copies one at a time is essentially the same as de-installation/reinstallation, but without the hassle.

It's all on the honour system, anyway, as there are no dongles or suchlike. Luckily, people like you and I are pretty honourable.


jffe:

Exactly. Letter or spirit of the law? I go for the spirit, myself. (And my 2¢ might actually be worth 2¢, as I did buy a standard copy of FF; I got my Pro update and lifetime upgrades with HUs. )

I just discovered this program last nite while doing a search for "scifi textures" - so far I love it and I have my eye on the Buy Now button but I have to say, this saddens me to see that the license only covers use ONE computer.

I have a laptop and a desktop and currently ALL of the software I use allows installation on 2 machines or more even my Adobe Web Premium CS3 and ZBrush 3.

The license should be to the USER, not the computer!

As already mentioned, computers fail and/or become outdated - out of 3 laptops I've owned, 2 died before I had the chance to deactivate my ZBrush and CS3 (email and calling adobe solved those problems)

I don't have a problem with this provided there is a activate / deactivate function. This, IMO, is the bare minimum for any package that's going to limit you to use on a single computer.

Don't tell me I have to install / uninstall the program - that's draconian in this day and age.

Give me the option of a dongle if that's the case! I have no problem with the company making their money but as usual, it's the reg'd users that suffer.

I could even see a "2nd or N use license" for a reduced cost for existing customer - c'mon.

I was going to submit my order later today but now I'll wait out my 30 and see how I feel about being limited by such a license...
(Reminds me of what was it? Swish back in the day where you had to stick in a floppy disk to "transfer the license" and then stick that into your other computer to run it there... smh)

-Will

the only software license that shld be machine-centric is the operating system. that one i can understand...somewhat. it still annoys me that if i want to run an xp lan with 3 machines for my own personal use, that i have to buy 3 copies of xp, but, i can somewhat see the justification on the o/s. but, just about everything else, user-centric is the way it shld be. as generous as FF is in so many other ways, i do find this a bit odd.