We would like to use Unity 3.1 Free version in some of our games/UI interaction courses in a computer science department at a regional university. The license agreement says:
2) LICENSING RESTRICTIONS:
(b) Unity (free version) may not be licensed and used by companies, educational institution or incorporated entities that had a turnover in excess of US$100,000 in their last fiscal year.
I'm not sure of our University's turnover, but does that mean our department is unable to use the free version and thus must pay for licenses for the Pro version (via academic licensing)? We do not market or sell any products and anything produced by students is for academic (i.e. assessment) purposes only.
im not a 100% sure but what i think it means is if you use the free version of unity and sell a game which makes a turn over of 100,000 then you have to get Unity Pro. I think its like that :) MC HALO 0 secs ago
You should be able to use the free version for academic work. The Pro version just has slightly more functions that the Free version. As long as you are not making money from it, it should be fine. As for the Pro version, my school actually bought 1 license from Unity3D for the Pro and it is entitled to license 2 computers. The 30-day trial can be extended upon request to Unity but it is depending on a case-by-case basis.