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[Shawn Blc]

Heather, that answered my question too, however my license is 5.5, which
was purchased June 1st, 2012.



On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Heather Laine <heather at runrev.com> wrote:

> Dear David,
>
> What you own is yours. If you have purchased (say) a LiveCode 4.5 license,
> under our existing "perpetual" license EULA, that EULA applies to that
> license. You will always be able to build closed source apps using LiveCode
> 4.5 (as long as you have hardware that will run it and its feature set
> meets your needs).
>
> If you want to build closed source apps using LiveCode 6.0, under the new
> dual licensing, you will need to purchase a new Commercial license and the
> new EULA will apply.
>
> The term "invited to renew" means that no-one is forcing you to renew. It
> is an invitation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Heather
>
> On 29 Jan 2013, at 15:09, David C. wrote:
>
> > Thank you very much for the prompt reply, Kevin,
> > ...however, I'm not quite sure that the FAQ addresses my concern, or
> > at least it still seems a bit unclear.
> >
> > From the FAQ:
> > "We will continue to honor your existing license terms until its
> > expiry date. Once it expires you will be invited to renew with one of
> > the new license types. You will also have the option to use the
> > community edition if it fulfills your specific needs."
> >
> > The term "invited to renew" is far too vague to be comfortable in my
> > view, so from the standpoint of a "perpetual" license, please explain
> > at what point the license actually expires to the point that it can no
> > longer be used commercially?  The latest license I have is for version
> > 4.53, so will I be able to continue using that commercially or not and
> > if so, for how long?
> >
> > Regards,
> > David C.
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Kevin Miller <kevin at runrev.com> wrote:
> >> Yes existing licenses remain the same until the end of their term.
> >> Existing perpetual licenses are just that - perpetual. You can see more
> >> details in the FAQ http://runrev.com/home/ks1/?preview
> >>
> >> Kind regards,
> >>
> >> Kevin
> >>
> >> Kevin Miller ~ kevin at runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/
> >> LiveCode: Unleash Your Killer App
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 29/01/2013 14:48, "David C." <davidocoker at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>>
> >>>> We  are hugely excited to be launching this project today:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-liv
> >>>> ecode
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Hey folks,
> >>> For existing customers, what is the effective date for requiring that
> >>> an application be released open sourced versus commercial as usual?
> >>> Also, when will details be provided as to what the cost will be for a
> >>> commercial license?
> >>>
> >>> For example, with a license for the 4.53 version, I have two
> >>> applications very close to being able to release as commercial
> >>> products... at what point do I need to be concerned with purchasing a
> >>> new commercial license or offering my source code?
> >>>
> >>> Is a perpetual licenses from earlier version not exempt for the open
> >>> source model?
> >>>
> >>> Regard,
> >>> David C.
> >>>
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