About Six Apart - Mena’s Corner

It's About Time

Mena | May 13, 2004

Update: Thanks for all your feedback. Please read this post that hopefully answers a lot of questions as well as explains some changes we're making.

Commitment to a Free Version, while getting our pricing right

As I hope you already know, today we launched the Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition, what you may not know is that with this release we are also making major improvements in our licensing and support policies.

Over the past couple years, since our first release of Movable Type, we've tried to balance offering a product for free while being able to continue to innovate and develop. When our user base was in the hundreds and our users tended to be of the developer or designer breed and required less support, it was quite easy to release new versions at a fairly quick pace. As our user base grew and the tool became even more popular, it has become difficult to develop and offer support while relying on voluntarily donations.

That's not to say we aren't completely appreciative of those who donated. Every one of you has made it possible for Six Apart to exist today.

Ben and I are incredibly proud to see that Movable Type, the product that we first developed in our spare bedroom, has now enabled us to become a company that not only allows good people to have jobs that they (hopefully) enjoy but also a company that remembers those who got us here. Even better is that now we can say that so many of our staff were not only first and foremost Movable Type users but also people who volunteered for so long.

Before we were "Six Apart, the corporation" and were just "Ben and Mena," we were torn about our licensing structure. While we had no qualms about offering Movable Type for free, we knew that sooner or later our work was going to be exploited.

In preventing web hosts from offering Movable Type for a fee, we had to put a pretty strict blanket clause on our licenses to cover all cases when compensation was earned. Buying a commercial license to perform services was a bit backwards, but at the time, it was the only way we felt we could control the situation.

The problem with this was that it also stifled those who wanted to legitimately integrate Movable Type into their core service offerings. These were developers, designers and companies that loved Movable Type and felt that it was a good tool to provide to their clients.

With 3.0 we have revised our licenses and pricing structure to address this issue. We feel that with this new release we have created licensing that allows and encourages the development of software and services paid or free. We will be offering a variety of licensing options for small to large sized business, educational institutions and we are also beginning to sign-up qualified companies who are interested in hosting Movable Type (we'll be announcing a few partnerships very soon).

And for the many large institutions and businesses who want to use Movable Type, we finally have a coherent licensing structure that benefits both the end user and Six Apart.

Yes, there will be a free version of Movable Type 3.0.

With the new licenses going in effect today we will continue our tradition of offering a fully functional free version, there will also be a large variety of paid licenses that come with the structured support that we never felt that we could give our donors enough of. We're bringing in a help ticket system for paid licensees as well a company maintained knowledge base.

Additionally, as promised, donors who have ever contributed $20 or more to Movable Type will be able to apply their full donation to this version. For many who donated, the difference after applying their donation will be a nominal fee.

You'll see from the pricing chart that the cost of offered licenses vary based on the number of authors and weblogs people plan to have. Based on surveys and user feedback, we are fairly comfortable these licenses will meet the needs of over 85% percent of our current users

We're big on honor at Six Apart. We haven't built in any nagware for license violations or phone home mechanisms. We trust our users' good judgment and intentions. We intend to use our good judgment in being flexible about enforcing these limits.

Commitment to reinvesting in Movable Type

Offering a paid version means we can devote a team at Six Apart solely to Movable Type. It means that we can continue to innovate, continue to put out great releases and continue to pour resources into Movable Type.

Throughout all of this, though, we're not forgetting the users who have brought Movable Type this far. You don't need to be a developer to download our new release — there's that trust thing again — Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition offers more than just an extensible architecture, it offers great comment management, moderation, and registration tools - we believe this are incredibly flexible and well thought-out and some users just won't want to wait.

We would recommend that, if you're not the type of person who likes to tinker with Movable Type or would require a installation, you hold off until the general release. We won't be providing installation services for 3.0 (we'll still install 2.661) during this period to reinforce that this is a period for diehard Movable Type users.

One final thing. You'll notice that we're no longer describing Movable Type as a "Personal Publishing System" -- we now call it a "Publishing Platform." While "personal" remains a major component to weblogging, the medium continues to evolve and so must the tools. We feel that offering Movable Type as a platform will embrace the new uses of weblogs that we have yet to imagine.

Trackbacks:

Trackback URL for this entry: https://app.sixapart.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/2000

Looks Like I'll Be Dumping MovableType Soon
From Derek's Rantings and Musings | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:03 AM
... or at the very least, sticking with the current version 2.5 for quite some time. SixApart announced their pricing...

Movable Type goes paid
From gamewhore | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:05 AM
Despite the lovely rhetoric surrounding today's release of Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition, there is some pretty sour stuff going on. Their "improved" licensing scheme now makes any site except those with one author buy a license to use the...

Six Apart announces MT 3.0 Developer Edition, limits functionality of free version of MT.
From Stupid Evil Bastard | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:10 AM
Good News/Bad News time: First the Good News: Six Apart announced the release of MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition today which is apparently just what they've decided to call MovableType 3.0 to emphasize that this isn't a bunch-of-new-goodies release. ...

Movable Type RIP?
From Arsenic.net | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:30 AM
The web will be buzzing about this today, an announcement of new pricing structure for Movable Type. I love MT, I really do. I use it at work, I use it at home, but I don't think I'd pay $300...

Develop MT
From My Zone | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:36 AM
Six Apart released it Movable Type 3 Developer Version Today. It has all the new features that was mentioned in the previous post and you can customise it to the fullest. However, there is a price tag on it as...

And that's the end of that
From Prelude To Innovations in Motion | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:42 AM
MovableType has gone paid. What was optional to pay, is now , at the most $600!. Oh, sorry, there will be a free version, but it will be only for one author and three blogs. Well, at least the current...

MT3, New Licensing, DOOM DOOM
From VinsonWEB.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:51 AM
Well, I am still debating about it, but the new licensing structure from Six Apart has pretty much pushed me to dumping Movable Type. I still very much like this software, but was thinking 3.0 didn't bring enough to the...

The Problem with Trackback
From The Frosty Mug Revolution | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:54 AM
You would have to be insane to enable Trackback on a corporate blog. Look at the links at the bottom...

MovableType wird kostenpflichtig
From dipl-wirt-inf.de | weblog | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:00 AM
Tja, nun ist es raus: Movabletype, mit dem viele ihr Weblog erstellen, wird zukünftig (d.h. ab Version 3) kostenpflichtig sein....

Show me the money!
From Blogroll.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:07 AM
MT has become crippleware, and *expensive* crippleware! No one is happy about it, and I only wonder what Six Apart were thinking when they did this. And the first person to "recommend" Wordpress will get banned, by the way. Six...

MovableType 3.0 + uus litsentsipoliitika
From Teller pl�ksib: fotod, m�tted, viited | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:11 AM
MovableType lasi v�lja versiooni 3.0 Developer Edition'i. L�hidalt, et 3.0 ei too kaasa suuri uusi funktsionaalsuse edasiarendusi, vaid pigem on �mber kirjutatud p�hi, mis k�ike jooksutab. Robustsemaks ja paremaks. Uued vidinad ja v�imalused tulevad j�...

http://www.mysimpleexperience.com/content/archives/000417.html
From My Simple Experience | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:13 AM
The blog world is going to change after today. Six Apart today launched MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition. The big surprise,...

Licensure
From onepotmeal | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:16 AM
S called his editor and said, Hey, I�ve been thinking, I want to relicense my book. From now on, casual readers will still be able to read my novel for the cover price, but power readers will need to pay more.

Six Apart shoots themselves in the foot
From Another Word for Nerd | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:16 AM
Looking at the news this morning, I moved away from MovableType just in time. Six Apart has switched to a for-pay business model, crippling features in the freely-downloadable version. The cheapest license (for up to 5 weblogs with 3 authors) is $69....

MT 3 Is Here
From Looking Out | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:22 AM
Scratch all that shite. Hadn't gotten around to read about the new licenses. As it stands right now I'm on the lookout for a new weblog application. Wow take a look at the Movable Type website. All new design, Movable...

Movable Type 3.0
From LibraryPlanet.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:29 AM
The new version is officially out. There is a lot to take in with the new pricing structure and everything....

What's Movable Type's New License Means to Me.
From Michael Kelley | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:37 AM
Unfortunately I had high hopes about Movable Type 3.0 in use at Erlanger Health System's nationally award winning website. It's not the cost, that makes absolutely no difference, since it's reasonable and something we can afford. It's with the "Maximum...

You're Not My Type
From The Luney Bin: H. Wade Minter | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:38 AM
The new version of Movabletype (the software that powers my blogs) is out, after much anticipation. But the software has a new twist - a much more restrictive licensing restriction. Previously, Movabletype was free for noncommercial use, and donations ...

MovableType, explosion en plein vol ?
From Embruns | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:41 AM
Ce 13 mai, la nouvelle fait l'effet d'une bombe dans la communaut� des utilisateurs fervents de MT :MovableType, Its About Time. �a va faire parler dans les chaumi�res. Il n'y a qu'� lire les titre des premiers trackbacks : "Looks...

Verdorie
From Nijst | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:41 AM
Mena's Corner: It's About Time And for the many large institutions and businesses who want to use Movable Type, we finally have a coherent licensing structure that benefits both the end user and Six Apart. Yes, there will be a free version of Movable T...

For those about to move to Wordpress or Textpattern...
From Burningbird | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:42 AM
Six Apart released new pricing information today, and no matter how you package it, it's not going to have people happy. Yes, there will be a free version of Movable Type 3.0. Mena Trott writes, but what she doesn't say in the page is that...

MT3 Prices
From David Dorward's Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:43 AM
Movable Type 3.0 is here, sort of. Six Apart say they have a Commitment to a Free Version, while getting our pricing right, but the pricing sure isn't right for me. Like many others, I run an install of MT...

Movable Type 3 Is Here -- Get Your Wallet Out
From Just Well Mixed | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:44 AM
New version, new licensing

MovableType: Closing time?
From World Wide Wood | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:55 AM
Today, ***Six Apart|http://www.sixapart.com/*** has announced a new pricing and licensing scheme for MovableType. You can read the pricing information page...

Excuse me?!
From Winged | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:07 AM
MovableType 3.0 released, with new licensing structures in place. And well... what the hell? No really, what the hell? I have four blogs on this installation of Movable Type, was planning on adding at least two more this summer when...

Movable Payware is out
From hebig.org/blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:08 AM
In what is called "generous limits on weblogs and authors", you will have to pay 69,95 $ or more for...

Movable Type 3.0
From Sweeting.net (Weblog) | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:11 AM
Six Apart released MovableType 3.0 to the public this morning...along with some pretty restrictive new licensing. I feel like this licensing model is far too restrictive. This is a pretty far step from something that in the past, has been...

MT == no longer da bomb
From 75th Weblog | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:17 AM
I don't usually gripe about paid software. But to promise a full-featured free version over months of sparse, SPARSE communication, and then to release a pricing structure that cripples MT's most basic features, is sickening. Ben? Mena? I know you ...

Well, ain't that a kick in the groan?
From ***Dave Does the Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:20 AM
The Net has always had a sense about it that "the best things in life are free." Looking for a...

Movable Type 3
From Tales of Drudgery and Boredom II | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:21 AM
Wat krijgen we nu? Een te betalen versie van MT 3? Tenzij ik deze entry van Mena Trott verkeerd lees, beetkent deze aankondiging dat elke Movable Type waarmee meer dan één weblog of meer dan één auteur inzit, nu te

Time to Update the PowerPoint
From Ari Paparo Dot Com | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:22 AM
Anyone with a blog is writing about Movable Type's crazy new pricing scheme so I thought I'd chime in. As...

Movable Type 3
From Tales of Drudgery and Boredom II | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:22 AM
Wat krijgen we nu? Een te betalen versie van MT 3? Tenzij ik deze entry van Mena Trott verkeerd lees, beetkent deze aankondiging dat elke Movable Type waarmee meer dan drie weblogs beheerd worden die of meer dan één auteur

Movable Type 3
From Tales of Drudgery and Boredom II | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:24 AM
Wat krijgen we nu? Een te betalen versie van MT 3? Tenzij ik deze entry van Mena Trott verkeerd lees, beetkent deze aankondiging dat elke Movable Type waarmee meer dan drie weblogs beheerd worden die of meer dan één auteur

6A shoots foot
From Savvy Sidebar | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:24 AM
Six Apart built its burgeoning weblog empire on a free piece of software that promotes goodwill and encourages people to use its paid service, Typepad....

I feel like I've been stabbed in the Back
From Josh Blog V3.0 | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:38 AM
I have been a huge supporter of movabletype for a couple years now. I was lucky enough to be apart of the Alpha and Beta tests of the new MT3.0 But now out of the blue it has been announced...

Movable Gripe
From gamewhore | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:40 AM
Wow. I have never seen something so universally bashed before. There's only two trackbacks to that post that could be construed as remotely positive, and even then you're doing quite a spin job. Over the last couple hours I've read...

MT 3.0 released
From Dragon/kolibri | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:41 AM
Well, the moment many MT-heads have been waiting for is here - MovableType 3.0 is here. There has been quite a lot of discussion and rumours about this for months, and unfortunately most of it has been negative. People have...

As of 4am PDT this morning, Movable Type sucks
From Dana's Blog - Internet Marketing and Sales Technology Ideas >From the Trenches | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:42 AM
I was trolling around the MT Beta Blog this morning and found this message: (I've been Beta & Alpha testing MT 3.0 over the past several weeks) This morning at 4am PDT, Six Apart is releasing Movable Type 3.0D, the developer edition of 3.0. This marks ...

Moveabletype 3.0 Publicly released.
From dasme.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:47 AM
I surfed over to the beta blog this morning to see if there was a new release available for testing,...

Moving Family Blog to WordPress
From Hoyt Family Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:48 AM
My wife and I have an MT family blog for friends and family. Two authors equals $100!!! We're moving to WordPress.

new MT pricing
From smack my bishop | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:50 AM
crap. i didn't see this coming - but i guess i should have. Mena Trott announced MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition and new pricing/licensing details. if i understand correctly, this means...

MT 3.0
From studio2f | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:51 AM
The new Movable Type pricing scheme is a little rough. What used to be free is now quite a bit more. I can understand having to charge for it, but the price is more than a tad high. Also- enabling...

MovableType 3.0 Price Point
From Infinity's Crossroads | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:53 AM
When I logged into MT today to approve some comments, I noticed a new news item in the news panel (it's a 3.0 thing) saying “Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition�?. Like a giddy school-girl I rushed over to the MT...

Movable Type goes 3.0, farts in your general direction
From intraordinary | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:55 AM
So, SixApart has just announced Movable Type 3.0, dubbed it "Developers Edition", switched to a ridiculously steep pricing sheet, expressed their commitment to a free version. Wonderful, ain't it? "Free version." As Shelley Powers exp...

http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/archives/002916.html
From Peter Van Dijck's Guide to Ease | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:56 AM
The new free license for Movable Type 3.0 lets you have no more than one author and three weblogs. If you want more you have to pay up. Mena explains the new pricing structure. The trackbacks and comments sound pretty...

Rebuilding the farmhouse
From The Urban Farmhouse | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:58 AM
By now, Movable Type users may have heard about this. Let me say this at the start: I am not against paying for software. I donated for a license key on my other site. What's got me pissed is the...

Six Apart Stumbles on Movable Type Licensing Choices
From Space Meat | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:01 AM
Since Six Apart have taken a "Show me the money" attitude about their new version of movable type, I guess that I am going to have to migrate. It's not that I dislike the movable type engine, or that I...

Six Apart Stumbles on Movable Type Licensing Choices
From Space Meat | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:05 AM
Since Six Apart have taken a "Show me the money" attitude about their new version of movable type, I guess that I am going to have to migrate. It's not that I dislike the movable type engine, or that I...

Movable Shite
From drunkenmonkeys.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:06 AM
Looks like Ben & Mena have lost their marbles. A new pricing structure for Movable Type 3.0 (even though it has no new features) was introduced today and everyone hates it. Seriously, across the board, all of the available licenses are crippleware. Fro...

There Goes the Best Deal in Content Management
From Brian Burnham | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:08 AM
Things like this frustrate me: companies that don't know how to make money on free products. You can, by the way. It involves a marketing strategy - like up-sells to a pro version. What you have to avoid: punishing your...

Movable Shite
From drunkenmonkeys.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:08 AM
Looks like Ben & Mena have lost their marbles. A new pricing structure for Movable Type 3.0 (even though it has no big new features) was introduced today and everyone hates it. Seriously, across the board, all of the available licenses are crippleware....

MOvableType 3
From Axiomatic Breakfast | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:11 AM
There seems to be quite a chorus out there of people not too happy about the licensing changes for Movable...

MovableType 3
From Axiomatic Breakfast | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:12 AM
There seems to be quite a chorus out there of people not too happy about the licensing changes for Movable...

On the future of Whiterose's Blogs...
From Ones and Zeros | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:22 AM
SixApart has published the Movable Type License Options, and none of them meet our usage pattern. I've written to SixApart...

Bye, MovableType
From Gross Anatomy | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:27 AM
Seeing that the next version of MovableType, the software that runs this blog, is going to cost 70 bucks and will not have any real new features for me, it's about time we split ways. Last year I donated $50...

MT 3.0 limits number of weblogs
From So Very Posh | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:29 AM
I woke up and doing my usual webby rounds, I decided to check the Movable Type forums. I was stopped short by seeing the release of MT 3.0. I haven't really looked too much into it, but I'm sort of...

Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition Launched
From Loic Le Meur Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:30 AM
Just launched, the new Movable Type 3.0, here is what Mena says about it.

Movabletype wird kostenpflichtig
From DIENSTRAUM | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:31 AM
Für Movabletype würde ich ohne Jammern 50-100$ lockermachen. Das ist nicht der Punkt. Nicht aber bei einem solchen Lizenzmodell... Nur...

MT3 y sus licencias.
From Denken �ber | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:32 AM
Sinceramente sin tener acceso a las licencias completas y con mensajes mezclados de la gente de SixApart, a primera vista pienso que MT se volvi� un sistema pago y que pronto lo dejar� de lado....

Movable Type 3.0
From zonageek en español | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:34 AM
Ya esta disponible al publico en general Movable Type 3.0, y si bien hay una version gratuita (y el compromiso de que esto se mantenga en el futuro) , hay algo que no termina de gustarme en el esquema de...

MT 3.0
From life | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:36 AM
Lots of folks are already feeling sour about today's announcement of the new, for-fee version of Movable Type. But come...

Movable Type 3.0��
From SOBlog | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:37 AM
Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition 05.13.2004 Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition is finally here, and we've got a lot to say about it. Mena's explained the thinking that went into this new version over at Mena's Corner, where you can...

Nevermind. Duh, people.
From 75th Weblog | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:40 AM
PEOPLE --- stop complaining (like I was) and use MT the way you see fit. Mena gave us a wink and a nod. C'mon.

MT 3 Released.
From High Context | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:46 AM
Six Apart, the makers of MovableType (used right here) have released their next version which has dramatically altered licensing terms....

MT3 y sus licencias.
From Denken �ber | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:59 AM
Sinceramente sin tener acceso a las licencias completas y con mensajes mezclados de la gente de SixApart, a primera vista pienso que MT se volvi� un sistema pago y que pronto lo dejar� de lado. Revisando un poco m�s todo...

Well, ain't that a kick in the groan?
From ***Dave Does the Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:59 AM
The Net has always had a sense about it that "the best things in life are free." Looking for a...

MovableType 3: A New Plan
From authenticgeek | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:04 AM
Six Apart released the Developer edition of MT 3 today and changed their entire payment scheme. Needless to say, people all over the blogging world are calling this the worst move they could have made and at first glance, it definitely seems that way. ...

Movable Type 3.0��
From SOBlog | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:04 AM
Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition 05.13.2004 Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition is finally here, and we've got a lot to say about it. Mena's explained the thinking that went into this new version over at Mena's Corner, where you can...

The uproar has started
From Society for Aesthetic Deletions | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:07 AM
Well, this has sure got the blogosphere in an uproar. I just got my notice of admission to the beta test on Tuesday. I hadn't even had time to download it and install it anywhere yet, and it's gone "live,"...

My take on MT3
From twist of fait accomplis | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:31 AM
Movable Type 3.0 is available. I've gotta say that while the new features are intriguing, I'm not very psyched about their new licensing options, even with Mena's reasonable explanation. As a long-time supporter of Movable Type, what I've appreciated m...

Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition
From TypeBlog (Beta) | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:33 AM
Neuigkeiten von SixApart. Heute wird Movable Type 3.0 einer breiten Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt und steht ab sofort als "Developer Edition" zum Download bereit. Die "Developer Edition" ist gedacht für Entwickler und interessierte Laien, die sich ausf�...

Movable Type 3.0 Developer's Edition
From News Goat | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:33 AM
Six Apart has released Movable Type 3.0 Developer’s Edition. I’ve played with the beta, and it looks pretty slick. The real story, though, is the new pricing system. MT 3.0 is only free if it’s for personal use and you...

MT3 is here, for a price. So?
From One Man + His Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:36 AM
So, MT3 is out there. For very light users (1 author and 3 blogs), it's free. For everyone else, it's now pay software. Six Apart's rationale is here. Not surprisingly, the internet first reacters are howling with the predictable outrage at actually ha...

MT Shot Itself In The Foot?
From Every Tomorrow | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:36 AM
It seems that MovabeType may have shot itself in the foot. Check out this entry from developer Mena's blog. With the release of it's 3.0 version, it also has released a new licencing plan. Needless to say, there are a lot of pissed off peopl...

New Pricing Scheme
From WordPress WordBlog | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:50 AM
Our friends at SixApart have announced their new pricing scheme. Best of luck to them moving forward and growing as a business. I have been receiving emails all morning asking if I have any plans to charge for WordPress in the future. The answer is no,...

You can always tell...
From Life as it Comes | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:53 AM
Wasn't there a poll on the MT website a while back that asked how many weblogs the average person had? I'm pretty sure there was, and I'm pretty sure the majority said < 3. Usually when freeware sites start doing stuff like that, it's a pretty good ...

Movable Type 3.0 and Eating.
From tima thinking outloud | Posted on May 13, 2004 10:49 AM
In the wee hours of the morning today, Six Apart released Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition. The reaction has been swift as many decry the new terms and more specifically the new fees. Searching for some reasonable level of sanity, I am disheartened a...

MT 3.0=$$$
From Eat the Rich | Posted on May 13, 2004 10:50 AM
Moveable Type announced their licensing scheme for MT 3.0 today. So, for a site the size of 0xdeadbeef (8 active blogs, 7 active authors, personal use only), that would be $149.95 to upgrade. Am I reading this wrong? MT 3...

MT 3.0 is Damn Expensive.
From 8Bit Joystick.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 11:09 AM
The pricing scheme for Movable Type 3.0 is out. The software is available in a developers edition. That means they have yet to get all the bugs out of it and are still testing. The...

MT TEOTWAWKI?
From It Can't Rain All The Time... | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:15 PM
Movable Type 3.0 is finally out of beta, but you might not want to run off and upgrade just yet. Six Apart, in a move that has shocked many, has moved to a tiered license system. You can still use Movable Type for free if you have no more than one auth...

Movable Type 3
From blog.com.mx | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:18 PM
Con el lanzamiento de la nueva versi�n de MT3, por cierto, una de las herrameintas m�s populares par gestionar weblogs....

Movable Type 3
From blog.com.mx | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:18 PM
Con el lanzamiento de la nueva versi�n de MT3, por cierto, una de las herrameintas m�s populares par gestionar...

Movable Type
From NEOFLUX | Propaganda You Can Trust | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:18 PM
Did Six Apart bother to find out the avg # of authors and weblogs per installation before setting this pricing structure?

Inside Blogging
From Across the Atlantic | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:23 PM
In the same week that Blogger gets new features (like comments!) and gives free users all the goodies that people used to have to pay for, Six Apart announces that MT 3.0 will only be free for a single user...

MovableType 3D licenses are based on the honor system.
From Stupid Evil Bastard | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:24 PM
At least one blogger out there has pointed out that at the end of Mena's explanation of the new licenses for MT she provides us with a "wink and a nod" that suggests there's nothing stopping us from violating the license agreement. We're big on honor a...

Changes to Movable Type
From B r o k e n D r e a m s | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:26 PM
I am so unhappy with Movable Type right now. God. With the release of the 3.0, they have changed their...

MT 3.0, Evil Six Apart.
From �� ... | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:29 PM
Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition ��. �� … �� , ��, ��. �� 1 �� . �� — �� ....

Movable Type 3.0
From Mercredi | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:38 PM
Movable Type 3.0 : sorti, payant. Changement de boutique ?

New MT, others
From Phil's Diary | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:49 PM
I'm not the only one who thinks MT's licensing is a tad on the restrictive side. Interestingly this article thinks that they're openly suggesting you break the licensing. What a...

Feeling movable
From DrBacchus' Journal | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:50 PM
Alas, I'm feeling movable. I like movable type, mostly. I've been considering moving to WordPress for a while, but have blamed a lack of Tuits. Well, joy unbounded, MT has released a new version, along with a new pricing plan. I am very much in favor o...

Laying Off MovableType 3.0
From nonplussed/geek | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:52 PM
I started using MovableType a couple of years ago, having move to it from Blogger via BloggerPro. I thoroughly enjoy the app and hooked a bunch of friends and family on the program. I've also spent virtually hundreds of hours...

Wordpress
From Vlokfeest.net | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:55 PM
With Movable Type 3.0 Six Apart have "revised their licenses and pricing structure". I think i'll have a look again at WordPress to see if it might be a good alternative......

MT 3, Not For Me
From Medley | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:55 PM
SixApart has announced the new pricing structure for the pro version of MovableType. It's very

MovableType 3
From On a path | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:56 PM
Good golly molly! I've tried really, really hard to figure out the logic behind Six Apart's new licensing scheme for...

Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition Released
From LAWTECH GURU BLOG by Jeff Beard | Posted on May 13, 2004 12:58 PM
Six Apart has just released Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition as the latest version of their blogging software. Along with new features, there's a new pricing and licensing structure that upgr...

Movable Type 3.0
From pinseri | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:00 PM
Pinserinkin k�ytt�m�st� blogin yll�pito-ohjelmasta, Movable Typest�, ilmestyi versio 3.0. N�kyvin muutos on maksullisuus: ilmaisella versiolla voi pit�� yll� maksimissaan kolmea blogia ja niiss� voi olla vain yksi yll�pit�j�. Joitain lis�ominaisuuksiak...

MT 3.0
From Sillybean | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:07 PM
Movable Type 3 is out, and in order to maintain what most of us have built with it, we have to pay. There's really very little to say that others haven't already said better; already there are 91 annoyed Trackbacks...

The End
From bbuchs | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:09 PM
MovableType, the software that powers my weblog, announced new licensing terms for the new release (3.0 - I’m running 2.6.1). Bottom line, it’s no longer free. Which sucks. I never bothered to upgrade to 2.6.2, so for the time being, I have...

and i feel fine
From Mattsylvania | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:09 PM
Six Apart is finding new ways to charge people for the new version of Movable Type, and I think that's good. Seems like everyone's complaining about it, making doomsday predictions, and acting all huffy, as if it's none of SA's...

Down with MovableType, up with .TEXT
From don kitchen | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:11 PM
TITLE: Down with MovableType, up with .TEXT URL: http://donkitchen.com/blog/archive/2004/05/13/178.aspx IP: 69.67.9.242 BLOG NAME: don kitchen DATE: 05/13/2004 01:11:20 PM

Cost of Software
From Cognition | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:19 PM
Six Apart has unveiled their pricing for Movable Type. While I would have structured the licensing a bit differently on the low end (I believe they may miss out on some low-end customers - I'll get to this below), I am a bit disheartened at the way som...

There's a storm a-brewin'!
From Brilliant Corners | The weblog of Bill Turner | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:19 PM
You'd think the "announcement of Movable Type 3.0":http://www.movabletype.org/news/2004_05.shtml#001048 would be a good thing, right? Well, if the reactions (via trackback) to "Mena's post":http://www.sixapart.com/corner/archives/2004/05/its_abou...

Not real happy...
From neoramble | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:23 PM
Well, with the latest news out of Six Apart, my life's just gotten a little less happy. They've just introduced new licensing on Movable Type, the blogging software I use. Unfortunately, I am completely unable to use their free version...

and more about mt
From Across the Atlantic | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:25 PM
I'm a pretty confirmed capitalist, so I like the idea of people who come up with good ideas making money. I may bitch and moan about having to pay for something that used to be free, but if I like...

Movable mistake?
From Off the Kuff | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:29 PM
Wow. Michael isn't kidding when he says that the trackback pings on SixLog's announcement about the licensing scheme for MovableType...

MT. Bash. Duck. Wow
From Imablog | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:32 PM
Wow, a lot of bitterness, griping and bashing going on with the release of MT 3.0D. There are a lot of angry people out there ranting about SixApart's (SA) new licensing scheme and pricing for MT3.0. Some of it I...

http://www.psynthesis.net/log/archives/2004_05.html#000459
From / l o g | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:33 PM
Well, Movable Type has adopted a new licensing model and it's no longer free. There is a free version, but...

Bye Bye, MT
From Just Orb | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:33 PM
MT 3.0 has been released. You'd think, as excited as I have always been about MT, that I would be...

Movable Type 3.0 Furor
From I'm Dirtae | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:33 PM
There have been quite a few rants about Movable Type 3.0 today (just take a look at the trackbacks on the official announcement). The new pricing scheme doesn't really affect me, since it's still free for 1 author and 3...

Does "Six Apart" refer to the number of pieces I'm to be drawn into when I get MT 3.0?
From Dreaming Lucidity | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:34 PM
I have only ever run MovableType on this site since I got it, because I love it. When I got the domain here, that was the only software I ever even considered for my precious journal - I'd played with...

Movable Scam?
From Talk Nerdy 2 Me | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:34 PM
Movable Type 3.0 was "released" today. They are calling it a Developer Release, meaning they know there are still some bugs in it, however they are choosing to put the product in the real world to get more bugs fixed....

MT 3.0 and the evils of greed
From Mercurial | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:38 PM
Movable Type 3.0 is evil. It was a great shock to see today the news from SixApart about their new...

Oh Waaaah.
From A Cup of Joe | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:41 PM
Six Apart issued v3.0 of their Movable Type blog software today. They're charging now. Everyone freaks the hell out cuz they have to pay now. Oh Waaaah. A company releases software that got to be really REALLY popular. A community...

MT 3.0
From Sillybean | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:44 PM
Movable Type 3 is out, and in order to maintain what most of us have built with it, we have to pay. There's really very little to say that others haven't already said better; already there are 91 annoyed Trackbacks...

http://www.robgirl.com/weblog/archives/000129.html
From RobGirl! | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:47 PM
You know, I was looking forward to Six Apart putting out the pay verison of MT, so I could give them a little of my money and get, oh say, spell check in reaturn. But...umm...won't be happening. The cheapest version...

MovableType 3.0 Released
From Wazzap? Let Loose The Blogs Of War! | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:48 PM
But I won't be switching to it. Why?...

No thanks, 3.0
From I Don't Think | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:49 PM
Movable Type just announced its newest version and it looks like the majority of people aren't happy about it. Just give me one good reason to upgrade. Why in the world would I pay $149 just to have less functionality...

Potential Bad News
From brendoman-dot-com | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:49 PM
It doesn't look like we are going to be upgrading to Movable Type 3.0. The weblog world is up in arms today over Six Aparts announcement that the free version of MT 3.0 is only for one author and three blogs. The cheapest licensed version of MT 3.0 is ...

Dear Blogosphere
From alaina is: sweet and sour | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:52 PM
Dear Blogosphere, Take one of these and call me in the morning. Love, Dr. Browne

Feel the Burn
From Falconred Goes to Law School | Posted on May 13, 2004 1:58 PM
Everyone's shooting flames like a BBQ cookout over at the Movable Type / Six Apart site. The trackback posts to their explanation of the new pricing scheme are positively char-broiling. I agree that Six Apart has a right to change...

Shooting Yourself in the Foot
From Stitching for Sanity | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:06 PM
Movable Type 3.0 came out today and I have to say, I'm not upgrading and apparently, neither are a lot...

New MT Version
From Left & Right | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:06 PM
Six Apart has released the newest version of Movable Type 3.0 and it doesn't look like many people are happy with the pricing. So far, there are 122 Trackbacks to the announcement at Mena's Corner and the HITS JUST KEEP...

Two to the feet, One to the head.
From Eau Salée Lunaire | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:12 PM
Xial laughs at their general direction.

Goodbye Moveable Type ...
From orangeguru // wild visual blogging | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:15 PM
I have been a happy and paying user of MT for a long time - but it's maker SixApart today finally announced the new version 3.0 and a new pricing scheme. The new version features neither great new feature nor...

Woot, last show of the week
From News@Nine with Cameron and Daniel | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:21 PM
Movable Type goes Paid Get Movable Type Type Pad Another iPod?? Ebay seller pwn3d Slashdot reports: Two Congressmen Push for DMCA Amendments Slashdot reports: Word getting dimmer... Napster forbids talk of contracts with schools...

Movable Type 3.0 Pricing Firestorm
From John's Jottings | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:23 PM
Six Apart, the makers of TypePad and Movable Type, today released Movable Type 3.0 Developer Edition, the first 3.0 release generally available to the public. Along with this version they introduced the first real pricing scheme they have used to date....

Movable Type RIPOFF
From go ahead lili | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:26 PM
There are ten weblogs, authored by six different people, hosted on lilirose.net. The biggest aggravation in hosting these blogs for my friends has been comment spam- I can't install MT blacklist with the Comment Queue script I'm using on my...

Movable Type 3.0 Released
From desk003's blog. - The Orange Lemonade | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:29 PM
Movable Type 3.0 was released today I believe. It is no longer free. Well, Sorta....

MT $99.95 and up, special intro prices starting at $69.95 for a limited time!
From Building things | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:35 PM
This is what it sounds like when devs cry

IT Conversations
From Foreword | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:47 PM
This should be an interesting listen. We buy and download software from faceless companies all the time. (Quick: Can you name the author of the prorams [sic] on your PC or Mac?) But some companies are as well known for...

The Sting of MT 3.0
From patchwork progression | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:50 PM
Mere weeks after beginning the public beta, there seems to be an exodus away from MT in the works, or at least a loud vocalization from the blogosphere in contest of Six Apart's latest offering of their standard-like blog application Movable Type. Mena...

days that change everything
From molly.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:54 PM
I've often joked that being in the interwebnet industry invariably means having days where things radically and abruptly change the course of what it is we're doing. I've had a few days like that in the last 11 years, but...

Mutinous Type
From c is for... | Posted on May 13, 2004 2:58 PM
this news is SO twelve hours ago, but i didn't get a chance to blog it until now. SixApart changed their license for Movable Type 3.0, and the masses are incredibly unhappy about it. i don't mind paying for MT—i...

Holy Trackbacks, Batman!
From A Work In Progress | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:01 PM
When MovableType speaks, people-freak-with-a-capital-F-out.

about time indeed
From beafraid.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:02 PM
Today marked the release of Normally such an event would be met with much rejoicing of the unwashed masses. Not so in this case as bloggers far and wide are making with the wails and gnashing of teeth usually reserved...

"And as the ship sank, the violins played on"
From gamewhore | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:03 PM
You can't buy advertising like this. WordPress posted a note expressing their best wishes to SixApart in the wake of their new licensing scheme. The best part is, they sent a trackback to the official blog entry of the mess....

Not liking the MT 3.0 Licensing Schemes
From Far From Perfect | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:05 PM
Moveabletype 3.0 Developer was released to day as well as a whole slew of new licensing schemes. While I have been waiting on pins and needles for the new MT 3.0, I may be looking for a new CMS very soon. Why? I despise the new licensing....

Questions for Six Apart
From hello, typepad | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:05 PM
When do my weblogs running 2.6 expire? How much does TypeKey cost? Is there a subscription available? Where are the permanently archived versions of older releases? Where do you get these crazy ideas about "non-free" software? Since there are 11

MT 3 Play
From Looking Out | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:09 PM
Grabbed a copy of the free personal limited version of MT 3 and installed it here. So far I really like what I see. Had no problems installing other than the usual user errors (There's always something I ...

Ouch, That Hurts...
From Big Pink Cookie | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:13 PM
As you have probably heard by now, MT has released MT 3.0. I read about it first at Emily's and...

MT 3.0 not worth it
From Blinger: A Linguistics & ESL blog - ESL in Korea | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:15 PM
Movabletype has released the much anticipated version 3.0. However there doesn't seem to be much in the way of new features. I am interested in using typekey. However the free version limits you to one author and threeblogs. The...

apathy and principles
From h4xx0r | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:21 PM
Today sixapart announced version 3.0 of movabletype, the software which runs this site. Sadly the good news ends there. They have also introduced a licensing scheme. If you want more than 3 blogs, or more than 1 author, you will...

Get a frickin' grip, MT bloggers.
From MetaGrrrl | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:21 PM
I can't believe the way people are freaking out over the fact that the next incarnation of Movable Type might actually cost money. For gawd's sakes folks, it's great software: compensate the people who make and maintain it. Or stick

I'm Confused
From anything but ordinary | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:22 PM
I do believe, the fecal matter has hit the oscillating electrical device. It's About Time If you don't believe me, check out the Trackbacks. Personally, I think they should up the free version to three blogs with three authors. Also,...

Movable Type Moved to "Bad" Column
From Foreword | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:23 PM
The IT Conversations cited below has the following on the intro page: You’ll appreciate their angst over charging for [Movable Type] 3.0 for fear they’ll offend their customers. They damned well should have angst: they sold their souls to t...

Movable Type stole my money
From Geekable.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:25 PM
Six Apart's e-commerce system needs work. I paid them $50, got no receipt, and no...

IT Conversations
From Foreword | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:28 PM
This should be an interesting listen. We buy and download software from faceless companies all the time. (Quick: Can you name the author of the prorams [sic] on your PC or Mac?) But some companies are as well known for...

Movable Type Kerfuffle
From TacJammer | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:29 PM
Hold yer horses, people. MT users all over the 'sphere are kvetching about the pricing and licensing of the newly-released MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition. Look at the trackbacks to Mena's post at Six Apart and you'll get the idea. People...

mt release
From rhapsodic.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:30 PM
ive been trying all day to formulate my thoughts on the new movable type release and its accompanying pricing structure....

Irony, a definition
From Derek Powazek | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:32 PM
Irony: Bloggers all over the world using their free copies of Movable Type to bitch and moan about the new version, which has the audacity to ask people to pay for it. I understand why people are pissed. Six Apart...

"I22. That's I-Two-Two." (ribbit-ribbit)
From me3dia.com | ...the Huff Report... | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:32 PM
A small group of us (Shylo, Brian, Wendy, Eric, Anne and myself) played bingo last night at the Park Ridge...

MovableType Moving in the Wrong Direction
From Chaddycakes | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:34 PM
MovableType just announced their 3.0 version, but their biggest announcement wasn't the new super-improved features but that the cheapest version would cost $69.95. Considering their competition and that their competition is still offering their produc...

Movable Type 3.0 Goes Paid
From The AlumBlog | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:44 PM
A new version of MT, 3.0, is available now. And it's got some pretty hefting pricing. The community is not taking this well -- look at this announcement, particularly the trackback links at the bottom. What do you guys think?...

MT 3.0
From Kev's Useless Bollocks | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:46 PM
So today the big news around the blogosphere is Six Apart's announcement that they will charge for MT 3.0. There...

Personal Publishing System no more
From translate | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:46 PM
MT 3.0 is released but at a cost.

What happened out there today??
From Java Diva | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:47 PM
Let's see how the blogosphere is doing today. (I know a lot of you don't like that word. Deal.) Over in this corner, it appears that Blogrolling is having some sort of nervous breakdown. It hasn't worked for hours. I...

WordPress Weighs In
From Foreword | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:47 PM
Our friends at SixApart have announced their new pricing scheme. Best of luck to them moving forward and growing as a business. I have been receiving emails all morning asking if I have any plans to charge for WordPress in...

MovableType 3.0 new licensing
From Gen Kanai weblog | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:51 PM
Six Apart announces new licensing for MovableType 3.0. I, for one, will stick with MovableType. The other platforms don't even...

Aufruhr in der Blogger-Szene
From Baumis Betrachtungen | Posted on May 13, 2004 3:56 PM
Wow - SixApart bringt endlich MovableType 3 heraus — und wenn man den Trackbacks dieses Eintrags von Mena Trott glauben...

PERSONAL publishing alternatives?
From scriptygoddess.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:00 PM
Well this is interesting. Not that I want to start a debate here about this - but I'm very surprised to see the free version of MT 3.0 so limited (in fact - based on what Melissa said, it doesn't...

MovableType 3
From Koz Speaks | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:05 PM
Today's announcement of movable type 3 has been greeted with scepticism and outrage. I'm not as worried as some of...

More Thoughts on MT 3.0
From Journal | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:06 PM
I normally would keep this sort of talk in the blog and not bring it into the journal, but I felt I had to clear my head and figure out what I felt on the subject.

Are You Kidding Me?
From The cybr organisation | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:08 PM
Well, Movable Type 3.0 has been released—and I’m afraid I’m going to have to apologise to those of you whom I promised blog space once this happy event occurred. I appears our friends at Six Apart, the developers of Movable...

It's he-eeere
From Legends of the Sun Pig | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:10 PM
Movable Type 3.0 Mena explains....

More thoughts on the MT3 thing
From Blogroll.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:11 PM
Plenty of things to think about. There are plenty of strong feelings about the move to the licensing. There are some people who support it, but overwhelmingly, there are people who do not. In my years online, I have never...

The future will not be free
From Mulling it over | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:11 PM
MovableType 3.0 is coming, and it will cost you. I've been a MovableType user for almost a year, and a blogger for three, but I'm not getting worked up like the many irate users planning to dump the publishing system...

Movable Type SOLD OUT!?!
From asterisk* | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:12 PM
I sure as hell don't think so, and if they did -- good for them. Today Six Apart announced the new Movable Type 3.0 developer version. Bloggers everywhere went nuts. Not because of new features, no, mainly because to use MT 3.0 Developer you have to pa...

Battles in the Blogosphere
From fahrbotz.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:15 PM
Remember Ernie's off-cuffed comments earlier this week, envisioning the possibility of a blog app civil war in the wake of the launch of a new sexier Blogger? Well, it appears his questioning may not have been that far from the...

Aufruhr in der Blogger-Szene
From Baumis Betrachtungen | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:19 PM
Wow - SixApart bringt endlich MovableType 3 heraus — und wenn man den Trackbacks dieses Eintrags von Mena Trott glauben...

Movable Gripe
From A Blog's Life | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:22 PM
Looks like the blog world is up in arms over Six Apart's announcement of their new pricing structure. The new

MT 3.0.
From Long story; short pier | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:24 PM
Oh, hey, guess I’m sticking with MovableType 2.66 for a bit. —It’s not that I begrudge them their lucre and it’s not that I think software must (ncecessarily) be free or something like that; it’s just that I’m a...

MT3 and Me
From cygnoir's quill | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:25 PM
Well, well, well. I wasn't especially looking forward to the release of Movable Type 3.0, because as everyone knows, I have the patience of an enraged bonobo when it comes to upgrading software fixing my website anything at all. Looks...

Payable Type
From King Nothing dot com | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:26 PM
It looks like my switch to WordPress couldn't have come at a better time. After months of not having any idea on what plans were in store for Movable Type (and consequently leading me to drop it from my site), Six Apart has finally released their plan...

Bargaining
From 75th Weblog | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:35 PM
"Trott, v. To unveil a ridiculous price plan, then knock it down later so people will feel pleased." I don't know that that's what's going on, but stranger things have happened. What do y'all think the chances are?

Movable Bling
From Life in the Zu | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:38 PM
I am almost positive I will stick with Movable Type, despite the new pricing structure because I have so much invested in it already -- I've worked hard learning it and I really like it. My two biggest concerns about the new licensing stuff are: 1. Whe...

Huh
From Tangognat | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:38 PM
I'm not totally sure what to do about the new pricing scheme for Movabletype 3.0. It isn't like my blog will break if I don't upgrade. I think one of the nice things about not moving to 3.0 is that...

the folks at WordPress must be delighted
From cloudy, chance of sun breaks | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:43 PM
(Alternate title: dance with who brung ya) The announcement from SixApart explains (in a convoluted way) that the good old...

Movable Type 3.0 prend un virage (hautement) commercial (m-à-j)
From Cool Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:44 PM
Coup de tonnerre dans la blogomachin. Movable Type prend un virage r�solument commercial en introduisant les nouveaux tarifs de la version 3.0 de ce populaire carneticiel. On s'en doute, les r�actions a� la lettre ouverte de Mena Trott sont empreintes...

The beauty of open source
From Memoirs of a Geek | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:47 PM
Over the next few weeks, the topic of Movable Type's new pricing scheme for version 3.0 will most certainly draw very strong feelings on most blogs on the net. While I can understand SixApart's their position in charging a good amount of change ...

days that change everything
From molly.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:51 PM
I've often joked that being in the interwebnet industry invariably means having days where things radically and abruptly change the course of what it is we're doing. I've had a few days like that in the last 11 years, but...

Works for me
From Infinity's Crossroads | Posted on May 13, 2004 4:54 PM
There was a lot of early morning confusion on my part about what exactly was going on with the new version of MovableType. When I posted earlier, I was actively trying to avoid a knee-jerk reaction and look at the...

It's about time...
From nef's blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:02 PM
...to kiss my ass Six Apart. See, my wife got me hooked on the whole BLOG thing. I learned MT on IIS/Win2000 (what a pain in the arse), then on Linux... better, but still having MOD-PERL problems.... 3.0 was to...

MovableType 3.0 Released: I'm so sad
From Tong Family Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:08 PM
Well, all good things have to come to an end. MoveableType will now cost are essentially $150-$900 for the personal weblogs that I manage right now (this site, Geekfishing.net and the related sites). The real issue here is whether they should charge or...

Six Apart releases MT3
From Diaphanus @ Webdiva | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:15 PM
Six Apart took everyone by surprise today and release Movable Type 3.0, the long awaited upgrade for it’s popular Content Management System, or blog software to the majority of it’s users. The excitement of the release was somewhat overshad...

MT 3.0. Get your wad out.
From prolific.org | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:33 PM
Briefly (and roughly, since it's 2.30 am already) then, my take on today's Movable Type 3.0 release and its pricing...

Movable Type: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
From Web Logs | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:39 PM
Movable Type just released its big news and the blogosphere is buzzing with mixed noises. The Good Stuff: MT finally released its much anticipated version 3.0! It's currently at MT 3.0 Developers Edition. And, there is still a free version....

MT 3.0
From MartieGras | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:39 PM
Yeah it is here ready to download, but not with a major price attached and the MT blogging community all riled up and upset. You should check Mena's post. The trackbacks are in the 140's and rapidly rising. While I...

MovableType 3.0 - big fat letdown
From pixelkitty.net - now with nasty big pointy teeth. | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:44 PM
So MovableType 3.0 has finally arrived. Some of the "features": (Unsupported License) Not willing to pay for Movable Type yet? This fully-functional version of the application is available free of charge. Important limitations of this license include: ...

MT 3.0 Redux (two of many, I guess...)
From a preponderance of evidence | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:45 PM

Tim Appnel:

This outcry raises a bigger more important point which is the reason for my post. As a developer and one who makes a living writing code, this reaction to Si

Welcome to MT 3.0 - the "Community codes, we make the dough" edition
From a preponderance of evidence | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:45 PM

Ain’t gonna rant too much about it. Let’s just say, I feel rather vindicated today, being I switched to Drupal and won’t have to shell out $600 for what I am doing here and on other sites.

That sound you hear...
From what's the point? | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:46 PM
...is the collective groan of a large number of Movable Type users. As most people who pay attention to these things now know, Movable Type 3.0 was released today. With it, the days of free-blogging via MT are gone for...

MT 3.0 – 收錢的時候到了!!
From jeph: 音謀筆記 | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:46 PM
好消�?�，Movable Type 3.0推出；壞消�?�，Six Apart決定更改授權方�?

Not since .Mac went subscription
From Arguing with signposts... | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:49 PM
have I seen the kind of negative comments that are rolling around since SixApart released their MovableType 3.0 version. Look at the Trackbacks on Mena Trott's shiny, happy release post. The new version is fully licensed, with an individual author...

The hubbub over MT 3.0
From Chaos Magnet | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:49 PM
OK, so Six Apart releases Movable Type 3.0. They remove the restriction preventing people from charging money to support it, and they still provide a free version. So what's the complaining about?

MT 3.0 has arrived!
From Learning Movable Type | Posted on May 13, 2004 5:55 PM
Six Apart released the long awaited MT 3.0 today. The "Developer Edition" as it is named is aimed first at the Movable Type developer community and as such there will be no installation support for this version. The major obvious change from MT 2.x is...

Moveable Type licenses
From :: typed by :: | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:03 PM
*sigh* She Devil told me about a change in Moveable Type. With the introduction of MT Version 3.0, there are new license/pricing information. If you want to continue to use MT 3.0 for free personal use, you will be limiting yourself to having only one ...

Movable Type 3.0 Is Here -- Get Your Wallet Out
From Ant's Eye View | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:09 PM
New version, new licensing

SixApart, MT3$, and Bad OJ
From Life in the Dumpster | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:16 PM
This morning I did what I do every morning. I got to work checked my voicemail and my email and promptly at 7:30am headed to the smoke room with my boss (btw, I don't like to use that word.. rather.....

let me give you a hug movable type 3.0
From at meltoni.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:24 PM
noventa e nove milh�es de pessoas est�o a descascar o couro daqueles que arduamente trabalham h� mais de tr�s unidades de anos na constru��o, suporte, desenvolvimento e lan�amento da melhor ferramenta de weblogging que o mundo virtual j� conheceu. nove...

No upgrade, time to migrate
From ABQWildCat | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:28 PM
Well, SixApart is committing suicide. Knowing your userbase is the most important part of maintaining a piece of software and a service. Charging 300 dollars for a piece of software that used to be free without ANY warning to your...

Movable Type 3
From jBlog | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:34 PM
Yup, it's out today, and the only big new feature is the addition of outrageously expensive licenses. Naturally, everybody is...

Movable Type SOLD OUT!?!
From asterisk* | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:38 PM
I sure as hell don't think so, and if they did -- good for them. Today Six Apart announced the new Movable Type 3.0 developer version. Bloggers everywhere went nuts. Not because of new features, no, mainly because to use MT 3.0 Developer you have to pa...

If it's really Movable, move it lower, please
From I, Feelafel | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:49 PM
The issue isn’t that MovableType 3.0 will now cost money for anyone who wants to use a single installation to...

Six Apart has signed it's death warrant - Adios MT
From Gnomified - The Tales of a Wannabe | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:57 PM
Six Apart, the maker of the acclaimed Movable Type, has announced Wednesday in a stunning move that the full-fledged version of Movable Type will no longer be free of charge. Basic editions will start at $69.95 ranging up to commercial...

Internet news
From Linkmeister | Posted on May 13, 2004 6:58 PM
This news is not good for the multiple weblog owner. Movable Type has announced ver. 3.0, which is good, but it's also announced a new pricing structure. As I read it, one blogger keeping up to three blogs can get...

For me, $1000 in upgrades
From The Eric Rice Journal | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:00 PM
Suprisingly, I'm not too pissed off, but I'm not drop-dead impressed , either.

License Changes with Movable Type 3
From Scott Yang's Playground | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:07 PM
There are two types of bloggers. One is willing to pay for services and support, and another is willing to...

moving type
From a later date | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:25 PM
The Movable Type folks, Six Apart, have apparently not been doing the proper strategic planning or focus groups or meditation or whatever might give them a clue that their new pricing structure for MT3 is not a good idea. I...

Movable Type Commits �Typicide�
From ryanbeam.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:32 PM
For the past few years Movable Type has been by far the leading software for blogging. This site has been running on MT since it re-launched in January. The great thing about MT is that it is very feature rich...

No Upgrades Here
From Faithiepoo! | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:37 PM
While I realize that no one needs yet another comment on the new MT pricing structure, only one post really...

to do list
From Daddy, make a picture | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:44 PM
Well, here we are.... Looks like I jumped off the MT bandwagon just in time. But no use looking back, there's work to do! I've got to tinker tinker tinker... add some links and buttons that go 'boink!' and toy around with the style ...

MT 3.0: Something that makes me sigh
From a wily blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:47 PM
Looks like MovableType 3.0's out. It's the blogging software I've been using for this site, and I've been quite happy with it. Unfortunately, they seem to be moving to a new licensing scheme. See their own blog entry: Mena's Corner:...

Los d�as de mi blog en MT est�n contados.
From Aventuras_de_un_webmaster.blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 7:55 PM
Movable Type 3.0 ya ha salido con nuevas opciones de licenciamiento que no incentiva la actualizaci�n. Para manejar mis blogs personales voy a necesitar invertir USD $149.95 en una herramienta que es buena pero que tiene competencia importante en WordP...

Six Apart's Virtual Suicide
From A Small Victory | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:01 PM
You want to see what happens when a small company decided they want to be big and they forget about the people who got them where they are in the first place? Take a look here, read the trackbacks. I...

MovableType 3.0 Comments
From Ordinary-Life.net | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:01 PM
Well the news is out. MovableType 3.0 has been released for developers publicly, and the new licensing and pricing scheme are causing a major uproar in the weblog community. Dasme ForeverGeek Web-Graphics In general the feeling is that SixApart has pre...

MovableType 3.0
From Radical Congruency.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:03 PM
And I should upgrade...why? Well, the long-awaited news about SixApart's powerful, widely used publishing platform MovableType, is finally here. The consensus on the blogs (here's an informed post) seems to be that most people are mad that it won't be...

Movable Tripe
From Meme Fatigue | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:04 PM
MT Goes Kaput. Yeah, well, when I got my hands on the beta, I thought, “Well maybe, this’ll be alright”, except that the Typekey thing seemed pretty flakey. And then...

MovableType 3.0
From Ramblings of a Code Monkey | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:05 PM
So, as you've probably heard, MovableType 3.0, Developer Edition, was released today (more info here and here; or just do a search and see the controversy unfold). The big news is, of course, that most users of MT will have...

Uma machadada na blogosfera
From Caf� da manh� | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:14 PM
Enquanto por c� perdemos tempo com a telenovela ANACOM (o "Expresso" online interpretou erradamente declara��es de uma figura p�blica, amea�ando acabar com os blogs em Portugal por serem "instrumentos de difama��o"), l� fora a amea�a � real: a Six...

The Glass is now half MT
From Collin vs. Blog | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:15 PM
There's no sense in piling on to all the criticism that Six Apart is coming under for their announcements today about MT3--to Mena Trott's credit, she's left an awful lot of disappointed, critical trackbacks intact, at least as far as...

When will Minx be ready?
From Munuviana | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:19 PM
Has anyone else seen this? It seems MT is gonna start playin' hardball with their stuff. Is it yet time for Munu to pull out of this game? What says Pixy Misa?...

MovableType Moved Away
From Triboluminescence | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:19 PM
I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that I’ve been around the block as far as blogging is concerned. I started off hand-coding my pages (which looks like crap), moved to Blogger and bought the t-shirt. Then I paid for Blogger Pro bec...

make way Movable Type
From Nicole Sounds Off | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:20 PM
Movable Type has been good to me. But lately, it just hasn't been up to snuff. I'm sick of only being able to use it in IE (I'm not sure why, but nothing works in Firefox). I'm sick of strange...

MovableType 3.0 Released To Less Than Impressed Punters
From Opinion | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:20 PM
The new version of MovableType has been released to a less than enthusiastic response from current users — me included. Fair enough that they should be paid for their efforts, but they need to put some long hard thought into their pricing scheme....

The World Today... and MT 3.0D
From Reflections | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:20 PM
Well, gas is almost $2 per gallon… any help any time soon? It was less than 7 years ago, when I was paying less than $1 per gallon… and the job still gives me the ol’ “well, CPI is...

Whiny bloggers flip out
From Cruft | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:25 PM
I read today that SixApart has finally announced a reasonable plan for licensing MovableType. And now there�s a firestorm of...

MT3: First Take
From All the Pages are My Days | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:27 PM
A new version of MovableType was released today. To say the announcement, which included a surprising twist with respect to...

Should I stay or should I go?
From Tonkinese.net | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:30 PM
http://www.sixapart.com/mt/trackback/102

MovableType 3.0
From When Knitting Was a Manly Art | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:34 PM
The latest version of Movable Type has been released with a *big* surprise. The fully supported 'Personal' edition is $100...

Movable suicide /2 - Il suicidio ufficiale di Movable Type
From Macchianera | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:41 PM
You broke three of most common and well known Internet rules: you can’t sell a product and value it ten times yesterday’s price. You can’t sell a product that yesterday you gave away for free. You cannot sell less things...

Movable Type 3.0 Licensing
From Beans for Breakfast | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:41 PM
...The Movable Type installation at Struat.com supports two users with five active weblogs . . . . the new restrictions make a paid copy of Movable Type version 3.0 less flexible — less valuable — than my current installation (under its "le...

Blog Furor (er, Fuhrer??)
From .blogdaddy | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:51 PM
Well, after no less than 3 people over in the MT 3.0 Beta test worked on finding a solution to the commenting/approval problem here on my site, lots and lots of discussions in the bug-tracking tool, and time invested on...

spam tells me: UN-LICENSE YOUR CHURCH!
From clayton hackett's immortal reverberations | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:51 PM
Who's disappointed with Movable Type's new fee structure? Maybe I shouldn't complain (I still haven't donated my $20, although I plan to just as soon as I'm employed), but it seems like those prices, especially for the non-commercial use, are...

One Week More
From MSMK.ORG | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:54 PM
Oh man, it feels like summer, but it’s not. I’m so confused. Stonebridge - Put ‘em High, the official theme song of Summer ‘04. For the web literati: I’m glad I found Textpattern, with MovableType’s new licensing pla...

Movable Type 3 Is Here -- Get Your Wallet Out
From Just Well Mixed | Posted on May 13, 2004 8:56 PM
New version, new licensing

MovableType 3.0 and LivinginIndia
From Living in India | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:01 PM
MovableType just announced a new pricing structure today for version 3.0 of their software. They still have a free version but the functionality has been limited to one weblog author and three weblogs....

Movable Type 3.0
From Lulderij V2.0 | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:03 PM
Het zal je niet ontgaan zijn dat deze blog op Movable Type 3.0 draait. En dat ging, getuige de gigantische prutselarij mijnerszijds niet zonder slag of stoot. Wat ook niet zonder slag of stoot ging, was de release van Movable...

MovableType 3.0
From Something Nice Happened Today... | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:12 PM
MovableType released their new version of blogging software and just about everyone has gone through the roof. They've got a new pricing scheme and guess what? It's not free any more. And everyone is whining. My favorite whine is: "it doesn't have that...

the END of MT / o fim do Movable Type
From Vertigo | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:12 PM
A SixApart anunciou hoje o lan�amento da vers�o 3.0 Developer Edition da renomada plataforma Movable Type, a base dos blogs insanus e tamb�m de milhares de outras publica��es online que v�m acompanhando o crescimento do sistema desde 2001. A nova...

Noise Level Is Pretty Shrill
From Rodent Regatta | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:15 PM
At 7:22 a.m. this morning, I posted something about the new Developer Edition of Movable Type 3.0. What I had...

It's About Money, Not Time
From codepoetry | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:15 PM
Ben and Mena are getting their little company smeared all over the face of their own site due to a wonderful site-effect of TrackBacks. Sucks to be them. Fact is, they're a company now and need money. People are talking...

Am I psychic?
From coolwalkingsmoothtalking | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:19 PM
Just yesterday I was looking into alternatives to MovableType, and here comes version 3.0, with a catch. Movable type 3.0...

Ben and Mena Trott sucker punch the weblogging community
From Geodog's MT Weblog | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:25 PM
Of course Six Apart has the right to charge whatever they want for MovableType, but having repeatedly said that they would provide a free version of MovableType 3.0 for personal use then announcing this crippleware that is MT 3.0 personal is stupid at ...

Movable type 3 goes live!
From Karmakars.com | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:34 PM
Finally Movable Type 3 has arrived. There is a pricing attached to it. visit here for a detailed Commercial or Personal licencing, There is a free version of MT3 but that module has limited features in terms of operation and...

SixaPAY
From Fotoslop | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:38 PM
Seriously? Seventy-nine bucks for the tardy, feature-deprived Rebuildable Freakin Type? Seriously??? Good gawd, yall! And apparently I'm not alone in that sentiment. Read those trackbacks- yikes. Ok, ok, yes there's still going to...

The End of Movable Type
From The Daily Thing | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:39 PM
So Ben and Mena have announced Movable Type 3.0 and their pricing. I feel bad in a way. Movable Type was such a great thing but it's sad to see it go down the tubes like this. Why would I...

Movable Type and Me
From And She Said | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:40 PM
Besides busting my ass at work, today was such an odd day for me. First the announcement about Movable Type 3 and it's new licensing and then a Blogrolling outage, I felt like I was lost all day. I'm sure...

new MT
From Strangechord | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:40 PM
Six Apart, the company that brought us Movable Type, the weblog program I use, just announced version 3.0. The new version has a free license, but most of the new licenses cost a pretty penny....

Movable Type 3.0 Developer's Edition
From Chinwags From Abu Dhabi | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:41 PM
You musta heard about it, the blogging world is in uproar over the release of Movable Type 3.0 which is now under the name of Developer's Edition. That's all good and great and this means the public can now see...

How to lose friends and influence people
From Upon Reflection | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:42 PM
Start charging a bundle for community supported software. Sure enough, Six Apart has begun charging for Movable Type. There is nothing I can say which hasn't already been said, so I will simply add my voice to the cacophony of...

Do You Hear the Drums, Fernando?
From Sgt. Stryker's Daily Briefing | Posted on May 13, 2004 9:49 PM
By finally admitting that he "saw both Ratt and Poison at the Ventura County Fairgrounds back in 1987," Matt Welch has effectively destroyed his chances of ever holding elected office. Some things should be left unspoken, Matthew, but I don't think it ...

Should I stay or should I go?
From Tonkinese.net | Posted on May 13, 2004 10:21 PM
License structure of MT 3.0 Well the details of MovableType 3.0 are out and I'm not sure what to say. You can check out the new pricing structure and see that the cheapest license is $69.95. I dontated at least...

Uusi Movable Type
From Melankolia.net | Posted on May 13, 2004 10:24 PM
Pinseriss� mainittiin uudesta Movable Typest�. Versio 3.0 tuo