Do you need to have an existing licence to try the Version 2.0 contender?
If so, does this mean that if I buy a licence now I can move up to version 2?
If you have passed your renewal date, you are not allowed to run later releases.
As you should know, once you quit renewing, you are stuck at the latest version you paid for.
I havenât got a licence yet because the laser I just bought isnât ready, I need to buy a computer for it and the 3D printer I bought.
SO if I both 1.7.* would I be able to upgrade to Version 2.0 having just spent money on a product that is being updated?
I been bitten before with some vendors, like the $60 licence for software that next thing I get an email of the next version with improvements and no I wasnât able to upgrade I had to buy the software.
So If I buy 1.7.* is that it, and I have to pay again for 2.0? or is it I buy 1.7.* and get free upgrade, the literature doesnât say.
If thats the case I wonât be buying until the next version.
The way the license works is you get 1 year of updates from the date of purchase. When that year is over you can continue with the latest version that was out at that time indefinitely. You can choose to renew for another year, I believe the current renewal is $30.
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What I am getting at is if I buy a licence nowâŚ
Which is version 1.7
When version 2.0 is released, is migration automatic or do we need to buy another licence as its a different version? Which is usually the typical model of vendors, to charge up to the day before for product (been there several times) which is why I am asking because the website doesnât make it clear.
Migration is independent of license validity for versions of LightBurn.
Licenses are not coupled to a major release in the way that youâre thinking. The only factor is whether or not a version of LightBurn was released withing your update validity period.
So if you bought LightBurn today, and 2.0 were released tomorrow. Youâd be eligible for 2.0. If 2.0 were released after 1 year and a day and you did not renew, you would not be eligible for 2.0 but you would for all interim releases. Renewing the license increases the window of validity for which you are eligible for updates.
This is actually covered in the website but you may have missed it:
How the LightBurn license works â LightBurn Software
Going back to migrations⌠you are notified of updates but whether or not you update is up to you. Updates themselves happen in-place and donât generally require a formal migration step. Any updates to configuration files or whatnot are handled during installation/first run.
Does what @thelmuth said not make it clear? The pricing structure is not adjusted for versions.
- You buy a license, it is good until you quit using Lightburn.
- From the date of purchase, you are allowed unlimited upgrades for 1 year.
- If you wish to continue getting upgrades after 1 year, you must pay a (lower) renewal cost.
- If you purchase today, you will get the v1.07.08 latest release.
- If Release Candidate v2.0 comes out tomorrow, that is within your first year of âfreeâ upgrades.
You need to also make sure the computer you are buying will run the new V2.
Pulled directly from the Announcements page:
Starting in 2.0, LightBurn supports only Windows 10 (and higher) or
macOS 11 (and higher) operating systems. Linux operating systems
are no longer supported.
2.0 will be the final release that supports macOS 11 â subsequent
releases will require macOS 12 (and higher).
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Thanks for the clarity, it should IMHO be stated that migration to new builds is part of the licencing deal.
I was holding off until version 2 was released, too many time I have been caught out by companies selling their old product right up to the day before a new version release⌠Looking at you Serif⌠Grrrr.
My problem atm is my only viable PC just got the Windows 11 bug, it cornered me into a no option but to reboot to upgrade, it killed my fully working Windows 10 machine, despite rolling it back to Windows 10, there are residual problems that I know are intentional on Microsoftâs part.
I got to buy a Win11 machine so its not going to do things like claim USB has failed despite mouse and keyboard on a USB dongleâŚ
I already lost a fair bit of material to failed cutting and etching because suddenly Windows decides to kill the USB.
I am tired of windows shenanigans, I prefer Linux but LB is dropping Linux users 
From the âHow the LightBurn license worksâ page. âany version released before the key expired will continue to work.â I donât know how it could be made any clearer.
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Maybe my i7 500Gb SSD machine not being Win11 compatible is a blessing!
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