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Bloggers Assail Movable Type's New Pricing Scheme

Posted by michael on from the slash-still-free dept.

cioxx writes "An immensely popular weblog publishing tool, Movable Type, has announced a new pricing model based on "support level, number of authors permitted, and the number of weblogs permitted per license". MT3D (Developer Edition) for non-commercial users has drifted away from its full-featured, free predecessor and managed to upset many blog authors whose entry summaries can be seen via the trackback feature originating from the initial MT3D announcement. Is this a case of bait-n-switch, or simply a company trying to capitalize on its dominant market share? WordPress (GPL), which is an equally powerful CMS, seems like a perfect candidate for those who are considering a switch to a non-crippled, free alternative."

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  1. Re:Oh really now by Eezy+Bordone · · Score: 5, Informative
    There is a v3 free version for a single author/single blog, this is crippled from their current free version. My current setup wouldn't be able to use the v3 free version, I have two blogs (one is a sub-blog for book reviews) and host two blogs for friends, so have a total of 3 authors. The free version doesn't officially support this. If the Trott's are *wink-wink-nudge-nudging* that people with my type of setup can still run their free software they shouldn't have written their license to specifically forbid it.

    That said, it's obvious to anyone with a pair of brain celss that this pricing structure is to make their Typepad service more attractive for casual bloggers and non-techies. If you you're willing to get your elbows dirty you can run a blog on your own machine from home with the free version.

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  2. Re:MovableType != Open Source by HealYourChurchWebSit · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ummm ... while MT has been 'open code' ... MovableType has NEVER been Open Source ... says so right in their documentation.

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  3. Moving from MT to WP - A guide. by 2fargon · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you wanna come to wordpress, you might find this moving guide handy with all the details about what needs to be done before, during and after the move.