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Re: 7 PDF Maker v 1.0.5

#31 Post by I am Baas »

7-PDF Maker PORTABLE is shareware.

Your comment re. credit is incorrect. See http://www.7-pdf.de/konvertermodul/

And the EULA:
PORTIONS COPYRIGHT
The Software includes software-subcomponents (third party components) with separate copyright notices and license terms. Your use of the these subcomponents is subject to the terms and conditions of those respective licenses. By using the software you confirm, that you have read and agreed it with all the terms and conditions of all the subcomponents licenses. Subcomponent licenses are saved in the subdirectories of the directory /sub-licenses/ inside the software installation directory.

OpenOffice Copyright 2002, 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
This product has been created with contributions from the OpenOffice.org community, of which Sun Microsystems Inc. is the founding member.
OpenOffice.org acknowledges all community members, especially those mentioned at http://www.openoffice.org/welcome/credits.html.

SumatraPDF is written by Krzysztof Kowalczyk, the Sumatra PDF Software is distributed under GPLv3 license. http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sum ... index.html

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Re: 7 PDF Maker v 1.0.5

#32 Post by webfork »

I am Baas wrote:Your comment re. credit is incorrect.
Good to know.

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Re: 7 PDF Maker v 1.0.5

#33 Post by webfork »

guinness wrote:Tested: Portable
But this is the Shareware version still as it asks me to enter a code at the start of each execution.
I looked into this recently: the portable version is listed as shareware, the regular program is freeware: http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-search.php ... df&x=0&y=0 ... this was verified by the website translation: “Download to yourselves still today 7-PDF Maker Portable and test this functionally unlimited shareware version extensively on your USB-Stick.” (source)

I guess portability is a registration-worthy feature?

Also, its sister program "Split and Merge Portable" is listed as freeware http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-S ... able.shtml so that might be valuable.

Update: crap -- the author already explained this here on the forums.

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Re: 7 PDF Maker v 1.0.5

#34 Post by Midas »

7-pdf wrote:What functions are necessary to let it free, and what is usefull if you register it and purchase a license for currently 19.95 € / $27.58 ...

There are the following functions:
1. PDF creation for 84 file-formats (my opinion should be free)
2. auto. Hyperlink Creation (my opinion: registered user only)
3. Image Optimizer Functions (my opinion: registered user only)
4. PDF /A-1, Tagged PDF, Export Notes (my opinion: registered user only)
5. PDF Security Options (my opinion: registered user only)

...so only a simple portable pdf creation is then free - all other function = registered user.
Late to the party as always, but here are my 2 ¢: without hyperlinks and PDF/A (the only true PDF standard), a program with over a 100 MB would have little to no interest whatsoever, portable or not...

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Re: 7 PDF Maker v 1.0.5

#35 Post by webfork »

Old thread update: I rechecked this with version 1.7.0. Still Shareware:
7-PDF Maker Portable (Shareware) is a special version of the freeware PDF creator program which can also be used directly from a USB stick. This makes the program one of the first ever PDF creators for USB sticks, filling this well-known gap! With 7-PDF Maker Portable, you now finally have a portable PDF creator for your personal USB stick.
https://www.7-pdf.com/products/pdf-make ... r-portable

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#36 Post by webfork »

Rudy5 wrote: Tue Feb 18, 2020 11:01 am The installable and the portable are the same but the one is free and the other paid because ... it fills a well known gap? :? Makes sense
Yeah I'm baffled as well. I'm unclear why the author thinks portability is a premium feature.

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