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    • J Offline
      JohnButler222
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      @rich o brien said:

      @johnbutler222 said:

      Yes, help would certainly be appreciated. Do you know of a way to ensure the free version of Round Corner remains functional in Sketchup 2017? Thanks.

      I don't know of a way to do that without a willingness to learn ruby to a very advanced level.

      BTW Fredo's tools were never free. They were donationware which is a form of licensing model. TIG uses it, SamuelT uses it, Thomthom uses it....I could go on.

      Feel free to vent your displeasure. But expect to be met with equal displeasure from users who support Fredo's, and others, move to a commercial model.

      That's completely untrue. They were free. In the code it even says "Permission to use this software for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted"
      I'm perfectly calm, it's you that comes across a little hostile. You're free act like that, but try not to spread false information while doing so.

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        A look at the repo here will show which authors use donationware and which don't...

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        Not sure how you derived hostility from what I wrote? The only thing that's bothering me at the moment is fuel and energy prices.

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          Box
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          I think it was Socrates that first said something along the lines of, give it to them free and they will complain forever, make them pay and they'll defend you forever.
          Free is free, free now is now, things change and rightly so.
          The part of this I find most odd is that someone could spend a whole day on it.
          The forum guidelines unfortunately stop me from saying what I would like to say.
          Good luck to you and your infinite freebee world.

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            JohnButler222
            last edited by

            @box said:

            I think it was Socrates that first said something along the lines of, give it to them free and they will complain forever, make them pay and they'll defend you forever.
            Free is free, free now is now, things change and rightly so.
            The part of this I find most odd is that someone could spend a whole day on it.
            The forum guidelines unfortunately stop me from saying what I would like to say.
            Good luck to you and your infinite freebee world.

            I think Socrates would have objected if he had been given something for free and then it was taken back from him. Any reasonable person would.

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              Box
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              After more than a decade of giving away his plugins, with the hope that enough people would donate to make it viable, Fredo made the decision to go commercial. He had to choose a cutoff point. He chose 2017 and up as commercial. He could and should have chosen Sketchup 8.
              Your comments are at best Venting. They have no other value.

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                JohnButler222
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                @box said:

                After more than a decade of giving away his plugins, with the hope that enough people would donate to make it viable, Fredo made the decision to go commercial. He had to choose a cutoff point. He chose 2017 and up as commercial. He could and should have chosen Sketchup 8.
                Your comments are at best Venting. They have no other value.

                This isn't a question of whether Fredo is entitled to go commercial. Of course he is. And I wish him great success. The issue is the removal of functionality from old plugins that were offered for free at the time. It raises questions about what terms such as "free" mean, and if perhaps context should be added to the word if that word is used when there is a potential for it have an expiration date.

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                • BoxB Offline
                  Box
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                  Get a life.

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                    panixia
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                    @box said:

                    Get a life.

                    It's really amazing to see how some people have all this time to waste complaining about a $ 40 request compared to all the time these extensions save you.

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                      JohnButler222
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                      @panixia said:

                      @box said:

                      Get a life.

                      It's really amazing to see how some people have all this time to waste complaining about a $ 40 request compared to all the time these extensions save you.

                      Again, missing the point entirely. No one is complaining about paying for things. It's about things being given and then retracted. It's wrong, period.

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                        dulson_g
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                        Hi

                        I work in education and we purchased a Perpetual Licence for Fred-o-Scale back in June / July. However, now it says we have to update the plugin, in effect making the old Fred-o-Scale unusable... is this correct or am I missing something?

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                          Rich O Brien Moderator
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                          Update Sketchucation Tools to 4.2.9

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                          Update LibFredo

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                            CadFather
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                            thanks Rich 👍

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                              billwright1984
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                              I'm fine with purchasing a license -- you should be paid for all your work in building these fine tools! But I can't find the page where I make the purchase. I've downloaded the SU Store Extension ... and still don't see pages that match. Please help, so that I can give you money.

                              Bill W>

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                                kimga
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                                I can not use my Fredo plugin bundle, Fredo scale, and Fredo corner.

                                I have paid for these extensions, but the license doesn't seem to work...

                                I would like to use them for work...

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                                  HelgaOld Newcomers
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                                  Здравсвуйте.
                                  Подскажите, плагина Floor Generator не находится. В чем может быть проблема?

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                                    HelgaOld Newcomers
                                    last edited by

                                    Здравсвуйте.
                                    Подскажите, плагина Floor Generator не находится. В чем может быть проблема?

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                                      mmdkabir Newcomers
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                                      dear developers or sketchUcation management,

                                      We do not have paypal access from Turkey. I would like you to inform us about how to buy fredo plugins.

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                                        Dave R
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                                        @mmdkabir said:

                                        I would like you to inform us about how to buy fredo plugins.

                                        See this thread: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=75165#p682712

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                                          NF_TM
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                                          I would like to purchase a license, but a page error prevents me from proceeding.

                                          Obtain License↓.
                                          ERROR: Unknown plugin identer.

                                          I am having trouble using it in my work.
                                          I have been able to activate other fredo tools.

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                                            TIG Moderator
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                                            Please explain the steps you go through to end up with this message, in more detail...

                                            TIG

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