unsubscribing

[Heriberto Torrado]

Andre. As a dedicated Livecode user who has worked at Livecode and 
authored several great books about it, you understand the software and 
its community well. You must recognize that many of us are very 
frustrated by the new seat subscription model. The impact of these 
subscriptions is absolutely brutal for us.

Many of us are not full-time programmers; Livecode allows us to create 
small apps without relying on them for our livelihood. How many people 
here actually make a full living from developing apps with Livecode? For 
many, Livecode is simply a tool to support our work and, at best, 
provides a small financial boost.

In the 15 years I've used Livecode, I have earned exactly $4,500 from 
small commercial desktop apps. The rest of the apps I created have never 
been sold; I often gave them away to clients, colleagues, family, and 
acquaintances.

No one at my workplace will pay for a Livecode license under the new 
conditions. Even in my small IT company in Spain, which I manage 
remotely, it will be impossible for me to provide my clients with the 
small apps that I typically include in my services. We are talking about 
micro-IT maintenance services that cost 200 to 300 Euros per month. How 
can I justify charging them an additional $150 per seat?

With the new licensing model, typical users like me may disappear forever.

I understand why Douglas is so mad.

Best,
Hery

Best,
Hery

On 7/29/24 14:35, Andre Garzia via use-livecode wrote:
> what a horrible tone. Also, the issue of licensing is quite impactful to
> every developer here as it dictates how the move forward, hardless a
> useless conversation.
>
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 at 18:37, Douglas A. Ruisaard via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> I am one of those "shadow" participants in the forum and have been for
>> many,
>> many years . only occasionally chiming in.  This whole licensing debacle is
>> boring and useless to (I would seriously guess) the majority of us who look
>> to this forum for meaningful and useful information.  I'm going to
>> unsubscribe now and (maybe) rejoin once this nonsense has run it course.
>> Have a good one!
>>
>> Douglas Ruisaard
>>
>>
>>
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