5 $ license ( legacy codebase)

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insha

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Hello, and sorry if i opened New thread for this. I couldnt find license thread for this i wanted to write, admin can push post to It.
But i have an idea,for Legacy codebase 5 $ internal datacenter licenses.
If there would be one-time payment, or yearly for updates, to upgarde for PRO PACK features and still using 5 $ licenses.
Is this could be doable?
Then all license holders could have the same codebase, just still using old pricing + additional fee for all features like in normal licenses pack.
I would love to hear what everybody else thinks about this?
 
They don't want people to pay once or a low amount, they only want users who use their new license model.

There is no middle way now, all the thing you want with the old codebase is becoming premium like newer versions of MariaDB. So basically you are forced to upgrade to a new license.

I still understand that pay-once and get support in perpetuity is not viable, but there must be a reasonable middle road for legacy license holders but they keep on locking down stuff like ipv4/ipv6 and if you want to do it for unreasonable pricing to unlock it.

Still i hope they wake up an not alienate their old client base and offer reasonable solutions like support packages with a yearly package or something like that.

I hope they never become a part of Oakley Capital (also owners of cPanel, Plesk, SolusVM and WHMCS) but it feels inevitable.
 
Aldready proposed some other pricing schemes in the dedicated thread, no feedback from Directadmin..
 
They have turned their backs on those who helped them grow.
 
Imtek said:
I hope they never become a part of Oakley Capital (also owners of cPanel, Plesk, SolusVM and WHMCS) but it feels inevitable.
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It’s important to recognize that change, while sometimes unsettling, is not always a precursor to negative outcomes. Adjustments in policy to ensure that DirectAdmin remains robust and self-sufficient are contradictory to the notion that selling to a venture capital firm is inevitable. Those who cannot survive sell to VC.

netswitch said:
Aldready proposed some other pricing schemes in the dedicated thread, no feedback from Directadmin..
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As I mentioned in the other thread, there’s no immediate need for a change at this moment, especially since lifetime licenses are not under threat at the time being? The sense of urgency may seem premature (to me). Rest assured, proposals, especially with detailed schemes, have been seen. A lack of response does not imply that your suggestions were unheard, disregarded or ignored 😊
 
At least they did not add notices to the login page about the DirectAdmin version being of the legacy codebase yet.... :sneaky: :ROFLMAO:

If you want to push your old "customers" to a pay-per-month structure do it without pushing them without these kind of sneaky steps.

I have spoken.
 
smtalk said:
It’s important to recognize that change, while sometimes unsettling, is not always a precursor to negative outcomes. Adjustments in policy to ensure that DirectAdmin remains robust and self-sufficient are contradictory to the notion that selling to a venture capital firm is inevitable. Those who cannot survive sell to VC.


As I mentioned in the other thread, there’s no immediate need for a change at this moment, especially since lifetime licenses are not under threat at the time being? The sense of urgency may seem premature (to me). Rest assured, proposals, especially with detailed schemes, have been seen. A lack of response does not imply that your suggestions were unheard, disregarded or ignored 😊
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I appreciate and respect the work you've put into DirectAdmin over the years and the help you've given in the forums. However, to say that "lifetime licenses are not under threat" when basic support for new database versions are not included in legacy licenses just doesn't make any sense. While of course nothing will just stop working right now, MariaDB doesn't support older software forever, and in fact support for the 10.6 LTS release ends in less than two years. So beyond that point the lifetime license pretty much becomes useless as even security fixes won't make it into the older database versions.

Support for core software like webservers, databases, PHP, etc was always a very basic part of the DirectAdmin package. Not allowing lifetime license holders to upgrade core software is even worse than I thought would happen after the "Pro Pack" fiasco. I figured the lifetime license was pretty much in maintenance mode from then on, but now it is being killed off plain and simple. Without core software upgrades the license will soon become worthless.
 
@pat0
For legacy license, will only support for mariadb 10.6 and mysql 8.0, so it will become EOL of license anyway in 2027😅.
 
pat0 said:
Full EOL (no free security updates from vendor) for Alma 8 is May 2029, and for Alma 9 is May 2032.
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I know, normal EOL is 2027 and security support until 2032. But we won't get there anyway as the database are already EOL in 2026. So one can keep it running but not if you want to use an up to date system.

Ohm J said:
EOL of license anyway in 2027😅.
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Respectivaly juli and april 2026. ;)
 
Ohm J said:
@pat0
For legacy license, will only support for mariadb 10.6 and mysql 8.0, so it will become EOL of license anyway in 2027😅.
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I know bunch of hosts still using MySQL 5.7 or even 5.6, but when it comes to updates you are right.
 
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