Open Livecode Login

[David C.]

In regard to the questions about installation and activation on computers
without internet access, the release notes for the OSS version states:

Activation
The licensing system ties your product licenses to a customer account
system, meaning that you no
longer have to worry about finding a license key after installing a new
copy of LiveCode. Instead,
you simply have to enter your email address and password that has been
registered with our
customer account system and your license key will be retrieved
automatically.

Alternatively it is possible to activate the product via the use of a
specially encrypted license file.
These will be available for download from the customer center after logging
into your account. This
method will allow the product to be installed on machines that do not have
access to the internet.

Regards,
David C.


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Richmond <richmondmathewson at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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?
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Mark Schonewille
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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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