[Framers] License update

[Reng Winfried]

Hi Betrand,

I agree. I would also switch to FM 2020.
In my experience FM 2019 was more stable than previous versions
and FM 2020 is more stable than FM 2019.

Regarding Insight: That's the software provider from which we buy
our licences.

Best regards

Winfried

-----Original Message-----
From: Framers <framers-bounces+w.reng=carecom-solutions.com at lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of Art Campbell
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2022 8:49 PM
To: Bertrand.Meyer at inf.ethz.ch; An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Cc: meyer at inf.ethz.ch
Subject: Re: [Framers] License update

Version 16, FrameMaker 2020, is the latest shipping version, and there is always ongoing development.
So I'd avoid 2019 given that it's already been passed by.

Art Campbell
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On Sat, Feb 19, 2022 at 2:25 AM Bertrand Meyer <Bertrand.Meyer at inf.ethz.ch>
wrote:

> Dear Framers,
>
> I am using FrameMaker 2015 and am planning to update too FrameMaker 
> 2019 at the same time as moving to a new laptop. I would appreciate 
> help with two questions:
>
> 1. I am not interested in a subscription, only in buying a license. I 
> found no possibility on Adobe's site but one on CDW ( 
> https://www.cdw.com/product/adobe-framemaker-2019-release-license-1-user/5244308).
> Can anyone confirm that this source is suitable? The licensing is not 
> clear from their site (I wrote to them for clarification), so if 
> anyone has experience with them I will be grateful. The source I used 
> back in 2015 thanks to a tip from this list, Insight ( 
> https://www.insight.com/en_US/shop/product/65292764AD01A00/Adobe/65292
> 764AD01A00/AdobeFrameMaker(2019Release/)),
> currently says that the site is under maintenance.
>
> 2. I am not following this email list on a daily basis (I do use 
> FrameMaker on a daily basis -- it has been my main writing tool since ca.
> 1998 --  but it does what I want and I know its quirks), so I 
> apologize if everyone else knows the answer to my next question: is it 
> a good idea to purchase the 2019 version now, or is there another 
> expected update coming out soon?
>
> Thanks in advance and best regards,
>
> -- Bertrand Meyer
> Last (FrameMaker-produced) book: Agile: The Good, the Hype and the 
> Ugly, Springer,
> https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Good-Hype-Bertrand-Meyer/dp/3319051547