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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: Paolo F Cantoni on November 30, 2022, 04:29:15 pm

Title: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on November 30, 2022, 04:29:15 pm

Has anybody else noticed that Sparx Systems has resurrected EA Lite?  The v16.1 build 1622 distribution includes both a 64-bit and 32-bit version!

This development is to be applauded!

Paolo

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Geert Bellekens on November 30, 2022, 10:27:39 pm

Quote from: Paolo F Cantoni on November 30, 2022, 04:29:15 pm

Has anybody else noticed that Sparx Systems has resurrected EA Lite?  The v16.1 build 1622 distribution includes both a 64-bit and 32-bit version!

This development is to be applauded!

Paolo

Not yet, thanks for informing us; good to know EALite is an option again.

Geert

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Ian Mitchell on December 03, 2022, 01:14:10 am

How do we access it? Is it just the regular Ea.exe, but running without a key ?

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Geert Bellekens on December 03, 2022, 02:17:51 am

https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/downloads.html (https://sparxsystems.com/products/ea/downloads.html) at the bottom left

Geert

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Rich Anderson on December 05, 2022, 01:27:07 pm

Nice! 

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: adamPL on December 08, 2022, 01:25:33 am

That's great! And I already accepted the fate that EA Lite won't be upgraded...

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on December 08, 2022, 09:14:22 am

Quote from: adamPL on December 08, 2022, 01:25:33 am

That's great! And I already accepted the fate that EA Lite won't be upgraded...

(my emphasis)
You're right, Adam,

Now, is it possible to get a commitment from Sparx that EA Lite is here to stay for the foreseeable future?  We want to use our limited resources to promote EA Lite, but if it disappears again in the next release, it will REALLY annoy our users!

Paolo

Title: Re: v16.1 - Holiday period present from Sparx Systems!
Post by: Eve on December 08, 2022, 10:22:21 am

Quote from: Paolo F Cantoni on December 08, 2022, 09:14:22 am

Now, is it possible to get a commitment from Sparx that EA Lite is here to stay for the foreseeable future?  We want to use our limited resources to promote EA Lite, but if it disappears again in the next release, it will REALLY annoy our users!

I would interpret our license agreement to explicitly exclude that possibility.
https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/16.1/getting_started/licenseagreement.html (https://sparxsystems.com/enterprise_architect_user_guide/16.1/getting_started/licenseagreement.html)

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5. EA LITE
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, EA LITE may be installed on any machine indefinitely and free of charge. There are no fees or Sparx support services in relation to EA LITE. Sparx makes no warranty as to the usability of this software for your purposes.

(emphasis mine)