Maya 4.5 Productivity Pack?

[Ed Lee]

I bought Maya 4.0 and then upgraded to 4.5. You should think about getting a dongle with it, since you can move Maya from your current machine to a faster one (something to think about). As for license expiring....I believe it's life time.

Ed--

[beaker]

only edu licenses expire.

[matty429]

Ed.....how did you go about getting a dongle///How mutch $ for an unlimited dongle vs. a complete one?

[Ed Lee]

The price of a dongle is $150 *sniff*.......you get it through your local reseller. It may take a week to two weeks to get it since it's coming from Canada. They'll walk you through the install...

The benefit of having a dongle is say a faster machine comes out in 3-6th month, you can install Maya to a new machine - then attach your dongle. Both Maya and dongle is life time...becareful with the dongle if you're gonna go through that route...a replacement will be another $150 *sniff*

Ed--

[matty429]

Did you switch to a dongle...or did you get one to start with?

[Ed Lee]

Ya...I got a dongle with Maya 4. Then I upgraded to 4.5, and dongle worked with that version as well. Maya looks for license in dongle (you have to point to it before and after install). I paid *choke* $2K for 4.0, and another $750 for the upgdrade to 4.5. Plus $150 for the dongle. I felt rimmed in the beginning..but, it's worth it to me. Cuz at one point a legal was 13K. I've Max 4.2, but the upgrade to 5 is $795. I opted to upgrade Maya instead, as I've gotten comportable with it after some use.

I deal with www.rfx.com as a reseller.

Ed--

[JakobG]

:shrug: I know this is gonna sound terribly stupid, but what's a dongle? Is it like a little usb gadget you plug into the pc or what? Sorry, but I honestly don't know. :(

[mark_wilkins]

Floating licenses expire too.

-- Mark

[matty429]

Mark:Can you elaborate on expiring floating licences?

Like the server....Or the node lock ones ...?

a dongle plugs into your printer port

[Hookflash]

So, if you don't have a dongle, you can't ever install Maya on a different machine (after deleting the original installation, of coarse)?

[mark_wilkins]

Floating licenses, as opposed to node-locked licenses or licenses tied to dongles, have an expiration date and must be renewed. At least that's my understanding.

-- Mark

[alexx]

mark:
floating licenses expire??
that would be new to me (ok.. for maya we only have node locked) but why whould they expire?
they only do so, if you have a timed license.. i know that as long as the check is not paid you get only temp licenses that last for 2 month or so.. but i never heard that paid floating licenses expire..

btw.. since i am stuck with my 4.0 license: wasn´t there a new way to obtain your maya licenses over the net?
so if you buy a new and faster machine, you can get your license instantly?

cheers

alexx

[matty429]

If you wan to use a new machine....you can always move your nic card (assuming it's removable) to your new machine...I don't know if thats legal though.....

[alexx]

of course it is legal to move your network card to another computer.. it is nothing else but a dongle..

and of course you can relocate your software to new and different computers..
it would be a *bit* funny if your network card dies - which is about $20 - you would have to buy a new maya license..

i did some software relocations with alias myself, since we got new computers or dongles or nic cards died..

cheers

alexx

[JasonA]

I'm really annoyed at that $150 re-licensing fee... I have had NIC cards fail... and to have to choke up another $150 is just a bunch of ----. I mean it takes A|W practically no time to relicense software...

I really think Maya should have a portable license system and stop this ridiculous re-licensing charges...

[alexx]

emm what??
alias lets you PAY for a relocation??

jesus.. thats new :thumbsdow

ok.. i guess that leads to exactely one thing:
user buys maya, cracks it and moves it to any computer he likes...
and guess: the old licenses wont be deleted i would say.

a user who iw willing doing the relocation should not be punished for being on the legal side.. it is not the users fault, if hardware breaks or gets old :(

cant believe it..

[matty429]

I'm wondering.....Do the people who pay $150...Have maintainance?..if they don't , does maintainence cover this...?

If not....well it should

[alexx]

i never had to pay for relocation or dongle replacement..
but that was in post price drop times..
could have changed since then or maybe my maya dealer was just a nice guy..
which is no wonder, since we bought about 20 licenses ;) (in the high price time)

[JasonA]

Well, this is what I was told by a reseller here when I bought Complete (post price drop). SO I can only assume that their policy changed...

Basically what I understood was if you have to relicense (for whatever reason) you'll have to pay $150. If you want the dongle, pay $150. If you wanna replace the dongle, pay $150.

So basically if you can't move your NIC card, (ie part of your motherboard) or if it fails, well then whip out your wallet... :annoyed:

[alexx]

that is no fun :(

but btw.. i think this thread got some way off topic *grin*

emm:

YES. i think the productivity pack is a real cool offer that i would grab if i had the bucks for it..

cheers

alexx

[Hookflash]

alexx: I was just wondering... Do those books in the Productivity Pack normally come with Maya in pdf form (or html, or whatever)?

[alexx]

no way..
you would have to buy them all seperately and they are really not cheap!

[Ed Lee]

From RFX's Kath Hayes on license:

>Hi Ed,

>As of May 2001 all Alias licenses are issued as permanent.

>Kath


>On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 12:05 PM, Ed Lee wrote:


>Does Node-Lock license ever expire?

>Does floating license ever expire?





>Thanks,



>Ed--

[mark_wilkins]

It may be that floating licenses expire only if they're tied to a support contract or something like that. All I know is that we have to renew our licenses periodically.

-- Mark

[matty429]

Er yes.....Productivity pack.....me likes...I'd rather they bundle up with the gnomon dvd's instead

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