[mac4theblind] Re: Just to let people know CCC is no longer freeware.
- From: Kim Kilpatrick <kimjkilpatrick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:54:42 -0400
Hi,
What is ccc?
Kim
On 2012-07-28, at 2:14 PM, Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey all. I can't update to the latest version yet but here is what the page
> says when you click check for updates.
>
> CCC is no longer freeware. If you're using CCC 3.4 and would like to continue
> using it under the "free" model, do not install this update.
>
> If you have not donated to Bombich Software in the past, this version of CCC
> will impose a 30-day trial. In order to grow our support and development
> team, we have made the transition to a commercial product. This will allow us
> to to continue offering frequent updates to our software, including new
> features. This will also enable our stellar customer support to remain that
> way. Transitioning from donationware to a commercial offering underscores our
> commitment to deliver the best Mac OS X cloning and backup utility on the
> market.
>
> and this is what it says with the faq of can I use the older version.
>
> Yes, absolutely. Note, however, that previous versions of CCC are not
> qualified against Mountain Lion. Choose "Update CCC..." from the Carbon Copy
> Cloner menu to see options for disabling the CCC software update checks.
>
> If you donated in the past before jul 24 of this year where is what it says
> about you downloading a free copy.
> No. To express our appreciation to all of the people who have sent a
> verifiable donation to Bombich Software prior to July 24, 2012 , we will
> grant a registration code for CCC 3.5. If you are a previous donor and see a
> message about a 30-day trial, you can retrieve your registration code. We
> have done our best to automatically generate registration codes for all that
> have donated in the past, so please first try to retrieve your registration
> code via the web, as described below.
>
> Please note that Carbon Copy Cloner has never been sold as part of a software
> or hardware bundle in the past. Also, note that simply clicking the "I paid"
> button (which would have suppressed the banners) is not the same thing as
> sending a donation to us. The only way you could have donated to Bombich
> Software is through a PayPal payment or a donation sent through postal mail.
>
> If you are currently using CCC and have not donated in the past, you are
> welcome to continue using any version up to and including 3.4.6 as long as
> you like without purchasing a license. However, in order to qualify for a
> free CCC 3.5 license, you must have made a donation to Bombich Software prior
> to July 24, 2012. As of this date, we phased out the donation model
>
> Here is what it says in regards to the fix for the new update.
>
> This version of CCC requires Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion,
> and is fully qualified on each of those OSes. We will continue to provide
> user support and bug fixes for Tiger and Leopard users on CCC 3.4.x for a
> while longer.
> Recovery HD support has been overhauled to better support the concept of "one
> Recovery HD partition per volume", rather than one per disk. If you have
> multiple backup volumes with different OSes (e.g. Lion and Mountain Lion),
> CCC can associate a Recovery HD with each one and apply the appropriate OS to
> each Recovery HD partition.
> We have leveraged code signing within CCC for nearly five years. For
> GateKeeper compliance on Mountain Lion, however, CCC is now signed with an
> Apple Developer Certificate.
>
> Hope that helps some of you who did not read the release notes. I am
> considering buying this software if it is not too much as for me it is the
> best program I have ever used.************
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