[Bulk] Re: Open Livecode Login

[Dave McKee]

You just never happy are you ?

Hodie Non Cras

On 2013-04-12, at 1:38 AM, Richmond <richmondmathewson at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/04/13 00:38, David C. wrote:
>> Richmond, did you possibly overlook my earlier message from the release
>> notes that state:
>> 
>> "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."
>> 
>> ...all you need to do is download the file one time and use it with however
>> many machines you wish, with or without an internet connection. Seems
>> pretty simple from my end...
> 
> It is dead simple, but that is not the point, and anybody who has done any reading
> and thinking about what constitutes Open Source software will be aware that
> the point is about freedom, pace Hairy Stallman et al.
> 
> Once we drag in online registration and licenses I get a funny feeling that that maybe
> the thin end of a wedge which begins to push us away from the concept of Open Source software.
> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> David C.
> 
> This is the first time I have encountered Open Source software that require
> any sort of licence . . .
> 
> . . . and the things that make me feel a bit queasy are these:
> 
> 1. Tracking by RunRev.
> 
> 2. If I make a fork / mod its distribution could also be tracked.
> 
> Not, I hesitate to add, that I have all that much to hide, but this begins
> to look like the British government's surveillance of everybody and the
> excuse that as we have nothing to hide we shouldn't protest against
> blatant violations of privacy.
> 
> 3. "specially encrypted license file"; why on earth is that necessary?
> 
> Doesn't seem necessary with either GIMP or FONTFORGE, my 2 favourite
> Open Source weapons of choice.
> 
> Richmond.
> 
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