MovableType 3.0
So, today, MovableType 3.0 was released, at least an early version. Unfortunately, the license has changed in such a way that I can’t upgrade to it. I run MT for quite a few friends, none of which are done commercially. Because of that, I’d have to pop $150 for the license, which I don’t care to do. There is a “free” version, but it is limited to 1 author, and if I read the license agreement correctly, it prohibits installing multiple copies on the same machine.
So, my site will be staying at 2.661, as will everyone else’s. That’s at least until I finish my own blogging software, which is being written in Smalltalk.
Update: Now, if SixApart were to move the current “license” (unlimited personal use) to around $99, I would gladly pay for it, just as I’ve donated money already. It’s a good product, and if they want to go after a higher end market and forsake the smaller market, that’s their choice.
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Eh, if I was writing it for general distribution, I might write it in Python, instead, but honestly… it’s not for general distribution, and I was able to write most of it in an afternoon, save the HTML interface—-which is what’s dragging my converting to it. That and redoing all my page layout for another templating system (SSP).
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That’s at least until I finish my own blogging software, which is being written in Smalltalk.
I think lots of people would view that as a delicious anachronism … like how Paul Graham did Yahoo! Stores in Lisp.
Still, if you have fun doing it, more power to you.
I’m certainly not happy that MT was done in Perl. Blech.