[Framers] Installable FrameMaker

[Lin Sims]

Amitoj has posted an update on the Adobe forums, here:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2630359

Here's the text if you don't want to go look:

This is to announce that, as of 1 July 2019, Adobe Software Assurance (ASA)
> or Maintenance and Support (M&S) perpetual channel licensing plans (new &
> renewal) are being discontinued worldwide for the following products:
>

>    1. Adobe Technical Communication Suite
>    2. Adobe FrameMaker
>    3. Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server
>    4. Adobe RoboHelp
>    5. Adobe RoboHelp Server
>
>
> Customers  will still be able to purchase perpetual licenses of all the
> above-mentioned products through Channel (Adobe authorized resellers) under
> Transactional Licensing Program (TLP) and Cumulative Licensing Program
> (CLP) even after 1 July 2019. Customers who are currently enrolled for
> Adobe Software Assurance (ASA) or Maintenance and Support (M&S) plans for
> any of the above-mentioned products will continue to avail of all the
> benefits for these programs till the expiry date of the current contract.
>
> Additionally, customers will still be able to purchase Gold Support for
> the perpetual licenses of all the above-mentioned products.


I don't speak legalese or corporate-ese, so I'm not sure what this means.
I'm asking techcomm at adobe.com for clarification, since I, personally, own
TCS as an individual on a perpetual license and if it's being moved to
subscription only I may want to update to FM2019 now rather than wait for
whatever comes next ...

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 8:20 AM Richard Melanson <rmelanson at highresbio.com>
wrote:

> Everyone,
>
> I heard that Adobe is discontinuing support for any type of upgrade for
> perpetual licenses. The Adobe Software assurance is getting eliminated. Can
> anyone confirm??
>
> Rick
>
>
> Richard Melanson
> Technical Writer|HighRes Biosolutions
> T:781.932.1912x1160|rmelanson at highresbio.com
> www.highresbio.com???
>
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> highresbio.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 8:16 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Framers] Installable FrameMaker
>
> Whichever license you buy, you always have to download and install it.
> You can buy a one-year license for $360 (which you can pay up front or in
> monthly installments of $30) or a permanent license for $1000.
>
> On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 11:55 PM Hedley Finger <hedley.finger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've been away for a very long time. Is it possible to download FM
> > with a licence and install it on your own computer? Or is only
> > available by
> > (crippling) monthly subscription?
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