achillepr
I thought that the license was good for the whole version 9 until 10. Yesterday I discovered, in a SideFX mail, that the license is only for 9.0 (until 9.1) version. I think that it isn't a good thing for person like me that use the program only for hobby and learning.
It is true that a new license will be needed to work with 9.1 when it is released. It has always been our plan to make these 9.1 licenses available to Apprentice HD customers for
FREE and you can read about this further when we formally announce such an update.
In the future, there will be upgrade fees for Apprentice HD customers at major releases. Which releases require upgrade fees will be determined when the versions are announced. We have released .2 or .5 releases in the past that include more than enough functionality to justify an upgrade fee.
One thing to note is that your current license does not expire when another version comes out. It will be your option to continue using the version you have paid for without upgrading if you don't need the new functionality.
For our commercial customers, all dot releases require new licenses therefore an Annual Upgrade Plan is highly recommended to make sure that all software is up-to-date.
Robert