Question for those with Lifetime Directadmin Licenses

edoarudo5

How does the license show up on your dashboard?

Mine used to show as

NNNNNN - $299 Lifetime License

now it shows as

NNNNNN - $299 Owned License

Now, this is a big difference for me as I need to pay $99 per year for updates for the owned license. As a poor teacher from a 3rd world country, I could use those for server fees instead. I wouldn't mind paying if I was rich, it's just that I'm poor right now. Plus they did state something in their forum that they would honor their legacy licenses for their old clients like me.

@DA_Mark

WebProject

open support ticket and they will be able to help

DA_Mark

Sorry for the confusion. It's a change in name only. You will notice that the expiry date of your license remains unchanged.

Amitz

I wonder why my owned/lifetime license is only valid until 2038...

DA_Mark

@Amitz said:
I wonder why my owned/lifetime license is only valid until 2038...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

Amitz

So, given that you and myself are still alive and kicking in 2038, it will auto-renew then?

deank

Come on, German, we are waiting for virtual apocalypse of Lowend hosts in September, a little over a month away and you are worried about an event 20 years later?

DA_Mark

@Amitz said:
So, given that you and myself are still alive and kicking in 2038, it will auto-renew then?

Yes, it's just a technical limitation for now. From a business perspective it would of been better to hide the date and just display the word "lifetime" but our lead dev prefers the technical transparency. Which is the philosophy behind our software -- to make things easier, but not make you dumb & helpless. So if you see 2038 somewhere else, now you will know why.

ITLabs

@Amitz said:
So, given that you and myself are still alive and kicking in 2038, it will auto-renew then?

Only until 2060 EOW.

Amitz

I am 45 years old. It does not have to last much longer than 2038...

@deank said:
Come on, German, we are waiting for virtual apocalypse of Lowend hosts in September, a little over a month away and you are worried about an event 20 years later?

Germans are always worried. And a bit sweaty. Additionally smart-alecky. That's part of our national identity.

uptime

@deank said:
Come on, German, we are waiting for virtual apocalypse of Lowend hosts in September, a little over a month away and you are worried about an event 20 years later?

6752 days until the end of time as we know it!

ITLabs

@Amitz said:
I am 45 years old. It does not have to last much longer than 2038...

Well I'm 46 and I expect to live more 54 years... ofc I will be looking for lowenddiapers until then.

Amitz

DirectDiaper will be your friend then!

ITLabs

We can start this lowenddiapers business together... peepoo virtualization, different sizes for different butts etc... just think about.

@Amitz said:
DirectDiaper will be your friend then!

MikePT

You guys are old. Grandpas. 😁

ITLabs

@MikePT said:
You guys are old. Grandpas. 😁

Don't worry, you'll get there.

Edit: ETs live forever.

deank

@MikePT said:
You guys are old. Grandpas. 😁

Ha, you are one to say, 245 years old ET.

FlamesRunner

@DA_Mark

Did "lifetime" licenses include updates for life? Seems like that's what the OP is complaining about.

DA_Mark

@FlamesRunner said:
@DA_Mark

Did "lifetime" licenses include updates for life? Seems like that's what the OP is complaining about.

Our legacy lifetime license did -- so the OP was legitimately concerned that we changed the terms on him.

edoarudo5

@DA_Mark said:
Sorry for the confusion. It's a change in name only. You will notice that the expiry date of your license remains unchanged.

Thank you very much for the clarification.

MikePT

@deank said:

@MikePT said:
You guys are old. Grandpas. 😁

Ha, you are one to say, 245 years old ET.

ET Phone home....

@ITLabs said:

@MikePT said:
You guys are old. Grandpas. 😁

Don't worry, you'll get there.

Edit: ETs live forever.

I hope so mate...