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[JB]

Maybe they should give it away from the store.  That brings their
other Livecode products to the attention of those who did not
know about the store and forces people to register with the stpre
making any future purchases easier.

-=>JB<=-


On Apr 11, 2013, at 10:38 PM, Richmond 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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