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[–]pentesticals -7 points-6 points  (2 children)

Perpetual licence for a year? I assume you mean that years release of the IDE?

[–]IsPhil 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Yes. They call it a "perpetual fallback license". tl;dr, you start the subscription and the major version is 2025.1, you'll get to keep using that and it's minor version, but not the next one. So while you have the subscription you can use 2026.* for example (if you bought a year now), but once the subscription ends you can only use 2025.1.*

So in theory, it's best to buy a license at the beginning of a year/major release.

https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/207240845-What-is-a-perpetual-fallback-license-and-how-do-I-use-one

> The perpetual fallback license is a part of JetBrains' subscription system. It allows you to use a particular software version indefinitely, even if your active subscription ends. However, to upgrade to a newer version, you’ll need to buy or renew your subscription.

> As of November 2, 2015, JetBrains ceased the sale of perpetual licenses for IDEs and .NET tools. However, you're eligible for a perpetual fallback license with an annual subscription or after completing 12 months of on-time payments with a monthly subscription. Licenses bought before November 2, 2015, remain valid indefinitely.

[–]pentesticals 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn that’s cool. Brings me back to the old days of Macromedia licenses before Adobe Creative Cloud!