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Merged Marc Radulescu requested to merge license_FAQ into master

FAQ for licenses

  • link from pricing page. My suggestion: add "Learn more about GitLab EE licenses" with link, above "Request a quotation if you want to pay by bank or need a quote." in the pricing page: https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/ @sytses what do you think?

@jwrede feel free to contribute suggestions on the questions or their answers

/cc @Haydn

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9 <h2>GitLab Enterprise Edition License keys FAQ</h2>
  • Josh Wrede
    Josh Wrede @jwrede started a thread on commit 335707b1
  • 13 This makes it easier to offer a trial of Enterprise Edition.
    14 </p>
    15
    16 <h3>Can anyone download GitLab EE?</h3>
    17 <p>
    18 Yes, but it will not be functional without a license key.
    19 </p>
    20
    21 <h3>How does the license key affect customers?</h3>
    22 <p>
    23 Customers can now download and inspect the code for the latest GitLab EE version for free.
    24 However, they cannot use it without a valid subscription.
    25 They also cannot make any modification to the GitLab EE code.
    26 </p>
    27
    28 <h3>What does the license key work?</h3>
  • Haydn Mackay
    Haydn Mackay @Haydn started a thread on commit 335707b1
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    9 <h2>GitLab Enterprise Edition License keys FAQ</h2>
    10 <h3>Why does GitLab use licenses?</h3>
  • Haydn Mackay
    Haydn Mackay @Haydn started a thread on commit 335707b1
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    9 <h2>GitLab Enterprise Edition License keys FAQ</h2>
    10 <h3>Why does GitLab use licenses?</h3>
    11 <p>
  • Haydn Mackay
    Haydn Mackay @Haydn started a thread on commit 335707b1
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    9 <h2>GitLab Enterprise Edition License keys FAQ</h2>
    10 <h3>Why does GitLab use licenses?</h3>
    11 <p>
    12 The code for Enterprise Edition is can be open to inspect for everyone.
  • Haydn Mackay
    Haydn Mackay @Haydn started a thread on commit 335707b1
  • 38 After you upgrade GitLab to EE version 7.11 and higher, GitLab EE will stop working without a license key.
    39 If you don’t have a license key, please contact sales@gitlab.com and request a key.
    40 Once you deploy the key, then GitLab EE will start functioning again.
    41 </p>
    42
    43 <h3>How do I know when my subscription is about to expire?</h3>
    44 <p>
    45 During the last 30 days of the subscription GitLab will display a renew countdown in the admin panel.
    46 During the next 14 days after the expiration date GitLab will display a renew countdown to all users.
    47 </p>
    48
    49 <h3>What happens if I add more users than I've paid for?</h3>
    50 <p>
    51 GitLab Enteprise Edition will continue to run normally and you can add more users to it without restriction.
    52 However, we are following a true-up model.
    53 Upon renewal, you will pay for the additional users in the previous year, at half price.
    • @sytses @Marc.Radulescu @jwrede We should move this question to #2 (closed) and rephrase it as "Can I add more users to my subscription?" and the answer should be "GitLab follows up a True-Up model so you can grow now and pay later. You can add more users to the server than what you are licensed for at any time. For users that are added during the year you pay half price when you renew."

    • @sytses @Marc.Radulescu @Haydn take out the extra "up" where it says "GitLab follows UP a True-Up model". Also Haydn and I were discussing if we should also add the example scenario from the blog post where it says, "So if you have 100 active users today you get a 100 user subscription. Suppose that when you renew a year from now you have 300 active users. You pay for a 300 user subscription and pay half a year for the 200 users that you added during the year." Maybe we should also add that here for more clarification.

    • agreed, I've added the true-up discussion and included another Q/A with the illustration

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    • 6e44dad1 - update FAQ page to clarify license and true-up model
  • Thanks for the feedback @Haydn and @jwrede I've updated this MR

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  • Sid Sijbrandij mentioned in commit d8b1245c

    mentioned in commit d8b1245c

  • Sid Sijbrandij Status changed to merged

    Status changed to merged

  • Awesome!

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