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Re:Is it time to open source SublimeText? by creshal on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:20AM (#35374042)
I don't know. For a while, Sublime hit a slump, where 2 was no longer actively maintained, but 3 an unfinished beta that also didn't seem to receive much public updates, but that's been resolved years ago, and from all public indicators, Sublime is a healthy, steady business these days, with regular releases for both Text and Merge and new employees getting hired.
Re:Is it time to open source SublimeText? by recursive on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:34AM (#35374360)
At some point, I was prompted to upgrade, with no indication that it would invalidate my license. Subsequently, there was no obvious path to downgrade. I'm not sure how many people are in my boat, but that left a sour taste. I like the product, but not enough to read the fine print in the license agreement and pay for it again.
Re:Is it time to open source SublimeText? by alrlroipsp on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:02PM (#35374849)
Just uninstall and get old versions at https://www.sublimetext.com/2 or https://www.sublimetext.com/3

Since you are licensed you can just disable update check.

I used my licensed old ST for years like this, but recently purchased the new version to get wayland support.

Re:Is it time to open source SublimeText? by username3 on Thursday March 30, 2023 @06:51PM (#35379943)
I’m in the same boat. I’m using ST4 unlicensed until they downgrade me back to ST3 automatically.
Re:Is it time to open source SublimeText? by sebstefan on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:35AM (#35374389)
I can't say I'm surprised, when I was typing it I kind of foresaw the hole in my point was that they could also just keep afloat with a very small market share forever