How saucy is Open Source

[Roger Eller]

Sure Ali, have a look at bug #15814.  I even did the leg work to find out
at which version it broke.

http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15814
On Sep 2, 2015 5:45 PM, "Ali Lloyd" <ali.lloyd at livecode.com> wrote:

> Hi Roger,
> We'd be keen to receive bug reports on the key features you rely on that
> are breaking down, if you're willing to elucidate, or if you have already
> done so, what bugs other than the aforementioned speed issue are affecting
> you.
>
> On Wed, 2 Sep 2015 at 18:07, Roger Eller <roger.e.eller at sealedair.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Richard Gaskin <
> > ambassador at fourthworld.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Richmond wrote:
> > >
> > > >>> On 2 Sep 2015, at 10:03, Richmond wrote:
> > > >>>> Would it be permissible to sell a book with a CD strapped to its
> > > >>>> back containing community versions of LiveCode?
> > >
> > >     ...
> >
> >
> > > You'd be in good company if you did:  Richard Stallman himself used to
> > > sell floppies containing the GNU utilities, all of them distributed
> under
> > > the GNU Public License he'd invented.  After all, he incurred costs in
> > > material and time to make those floppies, and felt those costs should
> be
> > > covered to allow him to continue doing so.
> > >
> > > ...
> >
> >
> >
> > > Still, it may be not only less expensive for you but also a benefit to
> > the
> > > user to encourage them to download from livecode.com, if only to help
> > > ensure they're getting the most recent version.  At the current pace of
> > > releases, any batch of CDs is likely to be outdated within just a
> couple
> > > weeks after manufacture.
> > >
> > > --
> > >  Richard Gaskin
> > >  Fourth World Systems
> > >  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
> > >  ____________________________________________________________________
> > >  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com                http://www.FourthWorld.com
> > >
> >
> > My earliest experiences with Linux distros came from CDs attached to
> "Linux
> > Format" magazine, which followed many of the awesome game CDs and
> floppies
> > which were attached to "Amiga Format" magazine.  Those were great times,
> > and great discs!
> >
> > I'd like to think that downloading the latest version would be equal to
> > getting the best version, but with the speed hit, and key features that I
> > use breaking down, I wouldn't use anything past 6.7.5.  But bugs that
> > affect my work don't necessarily affect others as much.
> >
> > ~Roger
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