Individual licensing questions

[Pi Digital]

That’s a superb idea. It’s very much like the one for Unreal Engine 5 I use. Theres is something more like $100,000 though. At that tip over point, it is quite a hike in costs though if you’ve been used to paying nothing and suddenly have to start paying $5000. But, hopefully by then you will have earned enough to support the 5% having still $95k left over :D

We have to be reasonable. LC’s offer is actually, having done all the sums, actually really good. I feel that the biggest confusion on here is what a seat is and if it’s 5% of gross income from the app or a flat $499. I think that if that was described far more succinctly then all of these questions would disappear. 

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Sean Cole

> On 26 Jul 2024, at 18:08, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> 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: