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Andreas_Wolf

# 832
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

> I wonder, for instance, if our registration keys will still remain valid
> for MorphOS 4.0 and above.

Most likely not as there is no way for the MorphOS team to clearly identify the current legit license owners. Imagine person A sells his PPC Mac including MorphOS keyfile to person B but doesn't delete all instances of the keyfile after the sale. If the old keyfile remains valid for new MorphOS/x64, person A will be able to register an x64 board for that (if he does so before person B does) although he is not the legit license owner, especially if person B did not ask the MorphOS team to change the keyfile owner's name.

> OS4 FE

OS5 next? ;-)
»09.05.16 - 20:40

koszer

# 833
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8

From: Poland

Quote:

> OS4 FE

OS5 next?

That's Andreas we all know and love. Four point 1, OK?

And what if (hypothetical) MorphOS 4.0 runs both on PPC64 and AMD64? I know, not likely to happen, but...
»09.05.16 - 22:19

Andreas_Wolf

# 834
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

> what if (hypothetical) MorphOS 4.0 runs both on PPC64 and AMD64?

Problem remains the same: person A will be able to register an x64 or PPC64 board for the keyfile (if he does so before person B does) although he is not the legit license owner.
»09.05.16 - 22:56

koszer

# 835
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8

From: Poland

The thread went silent. No new reg numbers, people? C'mon, share them with us. It would be especially interesting if there's a visible bump after official price drop.
»09.11.16 - 08:28

tolkien

# 836
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 523 from 2013/5/29

For sure the launch of MorphOS 3.10 will rise this thread.
MorphOS: PowerMac G5 - PowerBook G4 - MacMini.
Classic: Amiga 1200/060 - A500 PiStorm
»09.11.16 - 11:27

Andreas_Wolf

# 837
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

> For sure the launch of MorphOS 3.10 will rise this thread.

You think so because of added X5000 support? ;-)
»09.11.16 - 14:46

Andreas_Wolf

# 838
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

> No new reg numbers, people? C'mon, share them with us.

#3389 on 22nd October (free keyfile for replacement hardware).
»09.11.16 - 15:57

koszer

# 839
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8

From: Poland

Quote:

Andreas_Wolf wrote:
#3389 on 22nd October (free keyfile for replacement hardware).

OK, in light of that data the decision to lower the price makes much sense.

Here's the PNG version and here's the PDF, see for yourselves.
»09.11.16 - 17:00

Debaser

# 840
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 161 from 2005/7/12

From: Syracuse, NY, USA

#3413 On Nov 2, 2016 - new/old Mac Mini 1.5ghz
»10.11.16 - 10:58

_bigdan_

# 841
Butterfly

Posts: 70 from 2009/1/7

One new license for Acepeg on new/old Powerbook (paid via paypal few minutes ago).

I suppose he'll post his reg number here soon ;)
»10.11.16 - 13:47

Papiosaur

# 842
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 2227 from 2003/4/10

From: France

@koszer: could modifiy prices in the last period ?
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»10.11.16 - 18:27

koszer

# 843
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8

From: Poland

Quote:

Papiosaur wrote:
@koszer: could modifiy prices in the last period ?

I could but I don't have any data from that period. The last reg number is from 22.10.2016 (given by Andreas) and the first mention about price drop is from 26.10.2016.

EDIT: Ah, there's one from Debaser. I'll get that done soon(ish).

[ Edited by koszer 10.11.2016 - 21:05 ]
»10.11.16 - 20:03

acepeg

# 844
Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 165 from 2004/11/18

I have received my morphos key this evening, i don't know what is it's number, but on the mail i have received it's writted 3423 so i suppose it's the right number.

Thanks to BigDan and thaanks to the morphos team for the great work.

Now it's time to spend some time on morphos on my powerbook

Hey ten licenses sold in ten days amazing

[ Edited by acepeg 10.11.2016 - 22:32 ]
»10.11.16 - 21:30

beworld

# 845
Priest of the Order of the Butterfly

Posts: 608 from 2010/2/10

From: FRANCE

#3432 !
For my new PowerBook
IMac G5 2.1,PowerBook G4 1.5,MacMini 1.5, PowerMac G5 2.7 died !!!
My MOS ports
»14.11.16 - 18:05

koszer

# 846
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8

From: Poland

OK, people. Behold the new and updated graph! The trend line seems to become steeper again.

If you don't want to scroll up and look for the links up there:

Here's the PNG version and here's the PDF.
»14.11.16 - 20:59

datura

# 847
Just looking around

Posts: 4 from 2016/10/8

#3408 for my 17" PowerBook G4 1.67 MHz. I received my key file on Nov 7th, 2016
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 17", 128GB SSD, Radeon 9700, MorphOS, OS X Leopard, Ubuntu MATE
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 15", 160GB HDD, Radeon 9700, MorphOS, OS X Leopard, Ubuntu MATE
»22.11.16 - 21:29

kolla

# 848
Acolyte of the Butterfly

Posts: 105 from 2003/4/22

Quote:

koszer wrote:
The price would have to be cut in a way Hyperion did with OS4 FE to appeal to someone.

Especially with the license attached to the hardware - that is the primary reason why I never bothered register.
-- kolla
»23.11.16 - 07:57

fx

# 849
Caterpillar

Posts: 25 from 2010/10/12

I think the "key is bound to the hardware" is a hindrance for many, it kept me from registering MorphOS for many years because I had an old G4 that could run MorphOS but without sound - so I didn't really want to shell out the money for a keyfile locked to that computer. On the other hand, most people that buy MorphOS seem to buy more than one license and that would probably not have happened if the key was not bound to the hardware. Also piracy is a problem.

I think the MOS-team generates more money because of it, but I personally would have liked it more if the key was yours and free to use on as many machines as you want. But I understand their decision...
»23.11.16 - 10:40

Zylesea

# 850
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 2057 from 2003/6/4

Quote:

kolla schrieb:
Quote:

koszer wrote:
The price would have to be cut in a way Hyperion did with OS4 FE to appeal to someone.

Especially with the license attached to the hardware - that is the primary reason why I never bothered register.

Bounding to hardware isn't ideal, but in the many years you are moaning about this issue has any of your hardwares broken down? I mean instead of years of grumbling you could have enjoyed an unlimited MorphOS experience on a machine for years now. And if a reg'ed machine eventually breaks the MorphOS team is known to issue a new key for a replacement hardware w/o much hassle.

But I agree: in an ideal world the MorphOS key would be not bound to a certain hardware und cost would be lower as well, but in an ideal world there would be no cancer or war, too. Unfortunately the world is not idal. But it is on us to make the best out of it.
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»23.11.16 - 14:07

koszer

# 851
Paladin of the Pegasos

Posts: 1250 from 2004/2/8

From: Poland

Quote:

datura wrote:
#3408 for my 17" PowerBook G4 1.67 MHz. I received my key file on Nov 7th, 2016

Thanks for sharing. But that number somewhat contradicts #3413 on Nov 2n, 2016. Did you use the Regtool to get the payment link on Nov 7th or earlier?
»23.11.16 - 16:51

datura

# 852
Just looking around

Posts: 4 from 2016/10/8

Quote:

koszer wrote:
Quote:

datura wrote:
#3408 for my 17" PowerBook G4 1.67 MHz. I received my key file on Nov 7th, 2016

Thanks for sharing. But that number somewhat contradicts #3413 on Nov 2n, 2016. Did you use the Regtool to get the payment link on Nov 7th or earlier?

I don't why it contradicts but as I see after checking my emails, I was received my first email from MorphOS support on Oct 30th so I used the Regtool in same day. Then a few days later I wrote that I can't use Paypal for payment, so Frank was sent me wire transfer information and I finished payment. Support team was received the reg fee on Nov 7th and same day I've got my key file. I also checked again my payment link for PayPal, it's showing #3408.
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 17", 128GB SSD, Radeon 9700, MorphOS, OS X Leopard, Ubuntu MATE
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 15", 160GB HDD, Radeon 9700, MorphOS, OS X Leopard, Ubuntu MATE
»29.11.16 - 21:35

Andreas_Wolf

# 853
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

>>> #3408 for my 17" PowerBook G4 1.67 MHz. I received my key file on Nov 7th, 2016

>> that number somewhat contradicts #3413 on Nov 2n, 2016.

> I don't why it contradicts [...], I was received my first email from MorphOS support on Oct
> 30th [...]. [...] a few days later [...] I finished payment. [...] on Nov 7th [...] I've got my key file.

For the purpose of this thread, it's more important when you got your first email (Oct 30th) because that's when the number is created (it's in that email after all). Normally (i.e. payment completion directly following receipt of first email) the difference doesn't matter because the MorphOS team is usually very fast at issuing the keyfile. In cases such as yours (i.e. payment completion only after some days passed), it's better to give date of first email so to not cause contradictions with other users' data.
»29.11.16 - 22:15

datura

# 854
Just looking around

Posts: 4 from 2016/10/8

Quote:

Andreas_Wolf wrote:
>>> #3408 for my 17" PowerBook G4 1.67 MHz. I received my key file on Nov 7th, 2016

>> that number somewhat contradicts #3413 on Nov 2n, 2016.

> I don't why it contradicts [...], I was received my first email from MorphOS support on Oct
> 30th [...]. [...] a few days later [...] I finished payment. [...] on Nov 7th [...] I've got my key file.

For the purpose of this thread, it's more important when you got your first email (Oct 30th) because that's when the number is created (it's in that email after all). Normally (i.e. payment completion directly following receipt of first email) the difference doesn't matter because the MorphOS team is usually very fast at issuing the keyfile. In cases such as yours (i.e. payment completion only after some days passed), it's better to give date of first email so to not cause contradictions with other users' data.

Oh, I see. Sorry for the mess. That's sure a clear explanation, I didn't know. Thank you so much.
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 17", 128GB SSD, Radeon 9700, MorphOS, OS X Leopard, Ubuntu MATE
PowerBook G4 1.67GHz, 2GB RAM, 15", 160GB HDD, Radeon 9700, MorphOS, OS X Leopard, Ubuntu MATE
»06.12.16 - 14:02

relyt

# 855
Just looking around

Posts: 20 from 2014/6/5

From: Lyons, KS, USA

I received my keyfile on 12/4/2014, but my PayPal history doesn't show an invoice number. I guess it had been longer than I thought since I registered my copy. Just passed two years.
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»06.12.16 - 17:34

Andreas_Wolf

# 856
Yokemate of Keyboards

Posts: 12157 from 2003/5/22

From: Germany

> my PayPal history doesn't show an invoice number.

I'm not sure it's supposed to.
»06.12.16 - 19:15