How saucy is Open Source

[Sebastien Nouat]

On 03/09/2015 02:36, Roger Eller wrote:
> 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

Hi Roger,

That is on the TO-DO list for 6.7.8 (and we have a culprit update 
already, so we know where to apply a fix).

> 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 releases, any batch of CDs is likely to be outdated within just a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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Sébastien Nouat
LiveCode Development Team