I hear that and I appreciate the work that has been done on both Cloudron as well as Stirling-PDF's part (the new version looks like quite the upgrade).
However, it does not gives me clarity on where things stands with regards to OIDC/SSO enable instances, which are now subject to the change.
If I am to try to make sense of this, the new version of Stirling-PDF comes with changes of the following order:
Either you stick to an unlicensed/free-licensed private instance (requiring log-in)
you get 5 user max
you still do not get seamless authentication (SSO) with your OIDC/OAuth provider
you do not get access to advance/enterprise features, but only basic ones (the definition of which I am not certain of, for now as well as future release)
Or you change to a licensed private instance
the price is either per month per server (83,25 Euro - No SSO) or per month per user (6,67 Euro - SSO included)
This is a steep steep price increase compared to the prior version of the software / previous license.
you get access to advanced feature
Or you get to run a public instance with no login requirement
possible performance impact on server
degraded security
access to only basic features.
is it still limited to 5 concurrent users?
Don't get me wrong - I understand the predicament for open-source developers to make a living.
However I do think a different approach, both taking care of the situation set by previous license conditions, as well as, not price-locking features that were previously free would have greatly changed the perception of this situation - We are now clearly in the ssotax.org category here.
This also sets a precedent in handling this type of situation, which does not inspire the best of confidence for the future ones.
At this stage, unfortunately, I cannot recommend this software anymore, nor can I continue using it/providing it to my users/customers. Sad face.
