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I see lots of comments from people saying that after years of usage they just recently bought a license. I'm curious what most people are using it for, since t

by vkjv 12y ago

I see lots of comments from people saying that after years of usage they just recently bought a license. I'm curious what most people are using it for, since the license clearly states that you need to buy a copy for professional use.

ddoolin 12y ago
Though, since it's just nagware, I doubt most people really care.
LeonRobrotsky 12y ago
Personal projects, coursework in school. I also have zero doubt that people have been using it for professional purposes in violation of the license.
eli 12y ago
Aside from the obvious alternative of "personal use," are you really surprised that people aren't always in full compliance with their EULAs?
- rev_bird 12y ago
  I've found that I pay much more attention to the terms of use for projects supported by smaller teams -- it's hard to feel like I'm ripping off a giant company like Adobe, but I have a hard time telling a small shop basically "HA! Thanks for trusting me stupid, good luck developing your great product with no money."
  - eli 12y ago
    That's reasonable, but particularly in a business context, if Photoshop is helping you make money then Adobe deserves your money as much as anyone else. Not to mention that if you're a startup and you plan to grow into a large company or get bought by a large company (i.e. all startups) you are going to have to get your house in order at some point.
  - BuckRogers 12y ago
    I buy every piece of software that I find I love and use almost everyday. For me this has become JetBrains and Atlassian products. I love their stuff. In response to the post topic, I don't use Sublime. It's really good, definitely prefer a real native application over Atom. I do wish it was open source and the author still sold it. I hate using software where there's a sole author and if he gets hit by a bus, it's up in the air what happens next. I use PyCharm and Vi in my workflow. I've always found I use two editors. One more focused on my programming at hand, and another for general files to reference, notes and so forth. So when I remote into a server, it's Vi again. I like PyCharm because it has a Vi mode and everything just works. If you're using Python at least, it's a top tier environment to work in.
oneeyedpigeon 12y ago
Actually, it's more 'strict' than that: "Sublime Text may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use." Personally, I was happy to purchase a license because I think it's a great application, but I admit that it's on the pricey side.
- psychometry 12y ago
  "must" They don't incentivize purchasing in any other way than displaying a popup reminder once a day. It's a fully-featured product without the license, so there's not much motivation to buy it unless you view the purchase as a donation of sorts.
hobarrera 12y ago
Most of the people I know have never bought a Windows license for their desktops. Heck, TBH, the only people I know personally that have licensed windows copies have them on their laptops. (and I know plenty of people who use Windows). Why would it surprise you that people use sublime in non-compliance with its EULA?

by vkjv 12y ago

ddoolin 12y ago

Though, since it's just nagware, I doubt most people really care.

LeonRobrotsky 12y ago

Personal projects, coursework in school. I also have zero doubt that people have been using it for professional purposes in violation of the license.

eli 12y ago

Aside from the obvious alternative of "personal use," are you really surprised that people aren't always in full compliance with their EULAs?

rev_bird 12y ago
I've found that I pay much more attention to the terms of use for projects supported by smaller teams -- it's hard to feel like I'm ripping off a giant company like Adobe, but I have a hard time telling a small shop basically "HA! Thanks for trusting me stupid, good luck developing your great product with no money."
- eli 12y ago
  That's reasonable, but particularly in a business context, if Photoshop is helping you make money then Adobe deserves your money as much as anyone else. Not to mention that if you're a startup and you plan to grow into a large company or get bought by a large company (i.e. all startups) you are going to have to get your house in order at some point.
- BuckRogers 12y ago
  I buy every piece of software that I find I love and use almost everyday. For me this has become JetBrains and Atlassian products. I love their stuff. In response to the post topic, I don't use Sublime. It's really good, definitely prefer a real native application over Atom. I do wish it was open source and the author still sold it. I hate using software where there's a sole author and if he gets hit by a bus, it's up in the air what happens next. I use PyCharm and Vi in my workflow. I've always found I use two editors. One more focused on my programming at hand, and another for general files to reference, notes and so forth. So when I remote into a server, it's Vi again. I like PyCharm because it has a Vi mode and everything just works. If you're using Python at least, it's a top tier environment to work in.

oneeyedpigeon 12y ago

Actually, it's more 'strict' than that: "Sublime Text may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use." Personally, I was happy to purchase a license because I think it's a great application, but I admit that it's on the pricey side.

psychometry 12y ago
"must" They don't incentivize purchasing in any other way than displaying a popup reminder once a day. It's a fully-featured product without the license, so there's not much motivation to buy it unless you view the purchase as a donation of sorts.

hobarrera 12y ago

Most of the people I know have never bought a Windows license for their desktops. Heck, TBH, the only people I know personally that have licensed windows copies have them on their laptops. (and I know plenty of people who use Windows). Why would it surprise you that people use sublime in non-compliance with its EULA?