Well,
I am probaby completely blind...
Previously, we were alowed to download one copy and use freely.
Have the rules changed? Singe, hobby user?
Regards,
// lmfs
Single user, non-profit, hobbyist license
Moderator: SourceGear
Well ...
I would ask the same question - it is not really obvious that you can use Vault as a hobbyist, at home.
And with much regret ...
This is absolutely one of the top selling points. I would not have been able to switch my workplace from Sourcesafe (which we were all sick and tired of) to Vault unless this "hobbyist" license existed. It gave me a possibility to really showcase what it really is. And when I explained the "hobbyist" license, it was a positive score from the beginning, it all made it a bit more simpler.
We are 35 developers at our division (400 in total), which were using Sourcesafe just because it was the natural choice. A couple of us are involved in open source projects and asked "why isn't there some app in between sourcesafe and cvs"?
Which led me to Vault for a couple of years ago.
And that was probably the best move our company has ever done (figuratively speaking) This was all made possible just because of the "hobbyist" license - we are developers and build the systems at home we want to use. We take what we learn at home to work and if it is something good we also try to convince our fellow developer to at least take a look at it.
This alone, the "hobbyist" license, gave me the possibility to introduce a completely new system. If we are using at home - then we want to use the same thing at work.
Of course, Visual Studio Team System is also good. But it is a huge investment in time and money plus it is nothing you run at home. A really nice system for big/huge companies but nothing if you are < 250 people.
The Vault "hobbyist" license made my day - and sold many more real corporate licenses. I always try to convince my customers (travelling developer) to at least try if they are not already using Vault.
To sum it up - a truly marvelous service which I definitely hope will stay.
I would ask the same question - it is not really obvious that you can use Vault as a hobbyist, at home.
And with much regret ...
This is absolutely one of the top selling points. I would not have been able to switch my workplace from Sourcesafe (which we were all sick and tired of) to Vault unless this "hobbyist" license existed. It gave me a possibility to really showcase what it really is. And when I explained the "hobbyist" license, it was a positive score from the beginning, it all made it a bit more simpler.
We are 35 developers at our division (400 in total), which were using Sourcesafe just because it was the natural choice. A couple of us are involved in open source projects and asked "why isn't there some app in between sourcesafe and cvs"?
Which led me to Vault for a couple of years ago.
And that was probably the best move our company has ever done (figuratively speaking) This was all made possible just because of the "hobbyist" license - we are developers and build the systems at home we want to use. We take what we learn at home to work and if it is something good we also try to convince our fellow developer to at least take a look at it.
This alone, the "hobbyist" license, gave me the possibility to introduce a completely new system. If we are using at home - then we want to use the same thing at work.
Of course, Visual Studio Team System is also good. But it is a huge investment in time and money plus it is nothing you run at home. A really nice system for big/huge companies but nothing if you are < 250 people.
The Vault "hobbyist" license made my day - and sold many more real corporate licenses. I always try to convince my customers (travelling developer) to at least try if they are not already using Vault.
To sum it up - a truly marvelous service which I definitely hope will stay.