Open Livecode Login

[Richmond]

Hi Mark,

This really looks like a commercial company, who, despite all the 
broohahah about releasing an Open Source, Free version of their software 
cannot completely let go.

Interestingly enough, I had to reset my RunRev password, that was duly 
sent to my e-mail address,
and with that I logged in and was able to download the Linuc, Mac and 
Window versions of the new
Livecode. With that, new password I was unable to get the new version 
going (as reported eariler) and was also unable to log in to RevOnline 
with my commercial version.

I don't know what RunRev are playing at, but they do seem to be trying 
to exert some sort of control over there new "baby".

I am wondering how I am going to go about installing it on 8 machines 
(which have no internet connexion) in my school.

Paradoxically enough, RunRev version 2.2.1 for Linux that was given away 
by Oracle a few years back currently looks a lot better:

1. No need for internet connexion.

2. Code protected standalones.

Maybe I'm naive, but I understand the idea of Open Source to be to allow 
people unfettered use of
software (well, fettered only insofar as they have to make their code 
available rather than hiding it)
that can be used on a computer in almost any situation.

Software that requires both registration and a subsequent internet 
connexion does not seem to fit into that paradigm very well.

Richmond.

Richmond.

On 04/10/2013 08:42 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote:
> Hi Richmond,
>
> I was also surprised to get this screen asking me for an e-mail address and a password. I would like to get an explanation from RunRev. Maybe we should write to support?
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> On 10 apr 2013, at 19:38, Richmond wrote:
>
>> So I set up LIvecode Community on Linux, tap in my email address and
>> the exact password I used to download the thing in the first place and get this:
>>
>> "The password you have entered does not match that email address"
>>
>> Why, if the thing is open source does it need a password in the first place?
>>
>> What happens if I wish to install the thing on a coomputer that has no internet access?
>>
>> I do not like to have to ask either of those questions because I have never seen Open Source software before that requires log ins (and, presumably, signals sent somewhere on the internet).
>>
>> Richmond.
>
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