You are so right, and this is exactly what I plan doing!! My apologies for all the pain and confusion we are creating!
I understand that without good examples and something like a decision tree, use cases, license configurator, ... it is hard to understand (the first time ;-).
I just have not found the time yet to build that. But this has now highest priority and I expect to have something like a table or so before the week end (latest end of Nov 2009)!
Even if you plan to use it on your web "
Site", you need no Site license!! A "Site" license in licence terms is an unlimited license for a company at a single location. And only makes sense if that company plans to make heavy use of MegaZine3 and needs an unlimited license. E.g. if all newsletters, handbooks, service manuals, websites, eJournals, catalogues, other publications make use of MaegZine3. Here we usually have more 100s of copies! Also the handling with single license keys would just be too much effort. A special case!
Even if we say "one book - one license" this does
not mean that for every
copy of a book a license is needed. So "our" Book (used to define a license) has a different meaning than what you normally call a book... confusing!
A "
Book" for us, i.e. license wise, is the "the printing plate". WHich at the end is the megazine.mz3 file. YOu can "print" as many books as needed (create copies on DVD, stick, ... whatever medium).
For your purposes as far as I understand
one single MZ3-CL is needed and will cover you from now on forever; no further costs, updates included.
We in general differentiate between a single "Book"/instance (one megazine.mz3 file) and Periodicals.
Or simplified 3 major use cases:
- Website: MegaZine3 is used to present content in book/catalogue form online. no limitations in number of pages, you can change and modify whenever you want (since once modified the old content is no more available; one megazine3.mz3 at a time), free updates.
- "Book" type: content that usually is published on a medium like DVD, USB stick. Normally created once, no more changes (besides some updates and extensions over time for new releases of the same title). Unlimited number of copies, unlimited number of pages, unlimited time to use
- Periodicals: here you will have multiple megazine.mz3 files for one "title" at the same time. That is allowed, but then the time period to create such new issues is limited to 12 months. Within this time you can create as many issues/editions of one title as needed: daily, weekly, monthly. All those papers can be used in parallel, also after that time period. Only for new editions after that time period a new license will be needed.
With this attempt we try to address most of the general, typical use cases we have seen so far in a way that is adjusted and affordable (money for value).
This will not solve everything. If you still have doubts,
please ask! We are willing to listen and to understand your special needs and to be flexible and find an appropriate solution ;-)
My understanding is, that you need one single license and are all set; no future costs.
