[Aavso-photometry] Commercial Announcement: New Mira AL Software

[Michael Newberry]

Hi Cary,

I am sorry to hear that there was a misunderstanding of our license policy. 
Clearly, we never intended any person to think they could only put Mira on a 
single computer. A Mira user is free to put Mira on as many computers as 
they own, provided it is for their private use. We're talking about 
individuals here, who often have multple computers. That's fine. But for 
academic, government, and commercial customers---clearly, we can't be 
selling a single copy to install on multiple computers used by different 
people. For academics, government, and commercial customers who want 
multiple installations, we offer discounted site licenses. Individuals don't 
come under those categories.

Michael Newberry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Chleborad" <Cary at Chleborads.com>
To: "'Michael Newberry'" <mnewberry at mirametrics.com>; 
<aavso-photometry at mira.aavso.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 5:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Aavso-photometry] Commercial Announcement: New Mira AL 
Software



Hi Michael,

The main question I have about Mira is the registration key system.  I used
Mira Pro in the past but eventually abandoned it because your key system was
too stringent.  I change computers almost as often as underwear and having
to acquire a new key every time I messed with my computer hardware config is
just too much to ask.

Do you still do this?  Or have you fallen back to a registration system like
Maxim DL uses?  I liked what Mira had to offer but found keeping an active
system together to be too much hassle because of the key system.

Thanks,

-Cary



> -----Original Message-----
> From: aavso-photometry-bounces at mira.aavso.org [mailto:aavso-photometry-
> bounces at mira.aavso.org] On Behalf Of Michael Newberry
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 1:30 PM
> To: aavso-discussion at mira.aavso.org; aavso-photometry at mira.aavso.org
> Subject: [Aavso-photometry] Commercial Announcement: New Mira AL Software
>
> This is a commercial announcement about a new software package that should
> be of interest to many AAVSO members.
>
> Mira AL produces high-precision photometry and provides a rich collection
> of
> profesional-level imaging tools, despite its modest price of only $59.95.
> Mira AL includes a number of tools derived from our Mira AP and Mira Pro
> platforms, as well as a number of new "version 8" features. After 2 months
> of hands-on user testing, Mira AL began shipping in November 2005.
>
> To learn more about Mira AL, including a photometry tutorial lifted
> directly
> from the Mira AL User's Guide, see http://www.mirametrics.com
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Newberry
>
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> Michael Newberry, PhD, President
> Mirametrics, Inc.
> mnewberry at mirametrics.com
> http://www.mirametrics.com/
>
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