Individual licensing questions

[J. Landman Gay]

I hope this is generic enough.

I have several clients who use apps I created just for them, 20 years ago 
or more. Frequently these are converted HyperCard stacks like address books 
or recipe files. The apps are personal and no one else uses them. Every 2 
or 3 years they contact me because the app stops working, usually due to an 
incompatible OS update. I recompile the app, and sometimes make a few 
requested tweaks. Since a compile takes only a few minutes, and because I 
know these people personally, I charge almost nothing for these services. 
My last invoice for a rebuild and a minor change was $75.

I do not want to tell them that they will need to spend hundreds of dollars 
more for a one time minor update. They will not want a subscription because 
it's years between changes. And because they are not companies and many are 
now retired, paying hundreds of dollars to maintain an address book is not 
feasible. I am very sensitive to their budget requirements.

I'd like to propose a floor under which no royalty or subscription is 
required. A minimum charge of, say, $500 would yield $25 to LC at the 5% 
rate. A charge of $1000 would yield $50.

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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On July 26, 2024 6:04:30 AM Kevin Miller via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Folks, I'm happy to go on discussing the licensing model in general on here 
> as needed, for example edge cases or things that aren’t clear in the model, 
> as it helps us to hone it. But at this point if you have individual 
> questions about the costs for you under the new model, please email them to 
> support and we can give you an accurate quote and talk you through your 
> options. Otherwise we are going to be going over the same territory here on 
> the list for some time to come! We’ll build out the information pages some 
> more worked examples next week too. Thanks.
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