[mac4theblind] Re: Just to let people know CCC is no longer freeware.
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:03:52 -0700
carbon copy cloner… it is used to back up a bootable drive along with data of
that Os on to another medium such as an external drive. I'm thinking of
taking advantae of the promotion going until august 12th. You can get it for
29.96 but it will go back up to 39.95 at the end of the promo period.
On Jul 28, 2012, at 1:54 PM, Kim Kilpatrick wrote:
> 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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