Specialized features that the entire market would not want to pay for. There, youĮxtra plugins are a different story. (NB - not having a capability in any release is different. Usually, the tool got rejected because of the missing feature. ForĮxample, cvs access, subversion access, or even building a simple jar. Some feature I figured was pretty much basic functionality. At every client I haveīeen at, there has been some tool where the 'Enterprise edition' had If certain 'special features' are released and deemed worthy then they should be released as commercial plugins like TMate (and Fabrique was intended to be).ĭifferent levels, I find, are a terrible idea. Developers like this are often involved in Enterprise-level projects as specialists and I do not believe they should have any features unavailable to them because of the licensing model. One of the reasons I like JetBrains so much as a company and invest in pretty much all their products is because they don't have multiple editions, it is confusing and IMO very bad practice to have 'lite' 'enterprise' 'developer' etc.Īlso, personal license holders are generally individual developers who take their IDEA with them wherever they go and this often brings JetBrains new business (I don't want to think of the number of sites I've been to that didn't know about IDEA and wanted it after seeing how productive I was with my personal copy). Lifetime Licenses I support wholeheartedly, but I hate the notion of different editions. Part bet, part investment, it made me wish more I recently purchased a lifetime hosting plan at TextDrive and it feltĭifferent.
Lifetime ones, at (for example) 2 or 2.5 times the standard P.L. Next time you "offer" Personal License, what about also selling license is for "personal" version of IDEA (not Enterprise version, if Note: to avoid abuses, JetBrains could have to draw a line somewhere. You'd get direct injection of 1/ more money, from 2/ more buyers. Make a bet on JetBrains future and my need of Java, and pay 200-250% for I've already purchased 3 personal license in a row, and I'd be ready to No more "Do I buy it now", or do I wait 3 months till the next EAP, and If you are having difficulties accessing your account and renewing your licenses, please Contact Sales.What, nobody catches on this idea? I see it as a real win-win, for To disable auto-renewal, please log into your JetBrains Account, click the Payment Methods link, and detach the payment method. It will switch your license from our old licensing model to the new one.Īuto-renewal is on by default for individual users. If your license has not been renewed since November 2nd, 2015, please use the Switch to subscription option. Only subscription packs that have auto-renewal enabled will have the "Disable auto-renewal" button available.įor individual licenses, please log into your JetBrains Account and click on the “Renew subscription” link.
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