Alibre 11.2

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi John

It does what I want. I still struggle a bit having used Autocad lite (a legal copy) for many years but that doe not like the latest versions of Windows.

regards David

[SverreEParticipant @sverree]

Hello David;

I haven't read all answers above ….but I have a legal Alibre 2011 PE (Personal Edition). Maybe I can help you read your files?

Regards Sverre

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 30/12/2012 14:29:28:

Hi There

I edited it because I did not want people to think I use pirated software.

regards David

Edited By David Clark 1 on 30/12/2012 14:30:58

David,

Noted; and unreservedly accepted.

Glad to see that it's all turned-out well.

MichaelG.

[Gone AwayParticipant @goneaway]

Posted by Terryd on 29/12/2012 16:01:54:

I also believe that the licence is non transferrable – can you confirm that also. Of course this is not the case with free Open Source software.

What the EULA used to say in most cases was that the the licence (more often "license" ) could not be transferred without the express permission of the software supplier – not unreasonable since otherwise how would they keep up with who is the current licence holder?

And generally they would readily agree if asked. I sold a spare Autocad licence that way and similarly obtained a Photoshop licence. It's probably to the software vendor's benefit to have a licence transferred (with potential income from subsequent upgrades) rather than have it languish.

I haven't read a EULA in years (does anyone?) so I don't know what the actual wording is these days. In any event, if I had any licence to sell I'd certainly go back to the sofware source and ask.

I remember Microsoft's first product offering (8-bit BASIC for the Altair on punched-tape) which came with the agreement that the user simply licenced the software rather than owning it (and moreover wasn't allowed to modify it except in certain limited areas **). Such an agreement was standard in business applications but caused an initial furour among home users.

** It was necessary to modify input/output coding in those days to suit the way your particular machine was configured. You were also allowed to make a new punched-tape copy with your changes.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Sid,

The Alibre license is refreshingly clear; although I'm sure it will not be to everyone's taste.

… there is even a "plain English" summary at the top.

MichaelG.

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Alibre license is, I agree, quite clear, especially to those who make a habit of reading such material.

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

The onl;y EULA worth reading is that for Spybot – essentially the author uses it to inform you that it is dedicated to his girlfriend

There is also the GFL – Gnu Free Licence.

Neil

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Well I've cracked the code (legally) and have all of Malcoms drawings ready to e-mail back to David in the morning in DXF, DWG and PDF format.

Spent a while turning the V6 crankshaft over with my mouse watching all the parts that have been drawn moving

I'll leave it to David to disclose or publish as he sees fit.

J

[EnnechParticipant @ennech]

there are viwers for Solid Works and Autocad readily available. I could convert the Alibre versions to Solidworks with my copy of Alibre.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I've already converted them all for David.

J

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