I see lots of comments from people saying that after years of usage they just recently bought a license.
I'm curious what most people are using it for, since the license clearly states that you need to buy a copy for professional use.
I'm curious what most people are using it for, since the license clearly states that you need to buy a copy for professional use.
Not to mention that if you're a startup and you plan to grow into a large company or get bought by a large company (i.e. all startups) you are going to have to get your house in order at some point.
In response to the post topic, I don't use Sublime. It's really good, definitely prefer a real native application over Atom. I do wish it was open source and the author still sold it. I hate using software where there's a sole author and if he gets hit by a bus, it's up in the air what happens next.
I use PyCharm and Vi in my workflow. I've always found I use two editors. One more focused on my programming at hand, and another for general files to reference, notes and so forth.
So when I remote into a server, it's Vi again. I like PyCharm because it has a Vi mode and everything just works. If you're using Python at least, it's a top tier environment to work in.
"Sublime Text may be downloaded and evaluated for free, however a license must be purchased for continued use."
Personally, I was happy to purchase a license because I think it's a great application, but I admit that it's on the pricey side.
They don't incentivize purchasing in any other way than displaying a popup reminder once a day. It's a fully-featured product without the license, so there's not much motivation to buy it unless you view the purchase as a donation of sorts.
Heck, TBH, the only people I know personally that have licensed windows copies have them on their laptops. (and I know plenty of people who use Windows).
Why would it surprise you that people use sublime in non-compliance with its EULA?
I also have zero doubt that people have been using it for professional purposes in violation of the license.