LC Built Apps held Hostage, Runtime execution rent - looked at FAQ

[Bob Sneidar]

If that IS the case, then there has to be a way to redirect anyone who has purchased our apps to the RunRev site to renew their own subscriptions. I don’t see how that would work, but I cannot fathom how it could work any other way. People who purchased an app made with Livecode would end up suing the estates of the developers or RunRev themselves.

Bob S


On Dec 29, 2025, at 2:29 PM, Craig Newman via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

All.

I have exactly one question. It has nothing to do with how much anything costs.

— If one has a valid subscription and builds an app, do I understand that any sales of that app will only continue to run if the developer maintains the subscription? In other words, if the developer dies and the subscription is terminated by his executor, do the apps stop working?

Is such an concept even possible? Can’t be.

Craig