Blank check terms, Runtime kill switch - twin EULA problems

[Curry Kenworthy]

Blank check terms, Runtime kill switch - twin EULA problems

I meant to add - that WE have successfully raised the topic;
thanks all. That helps LiveCode evaluate kill switch plans.

And EXACTLY! to Neville Smythe:

 > It could well be a kill switch for the company,
 > I can’t think why any developer would want to use LiveCode
 > for standalones with such a time bomb in place.

But 1 more heads up on the twin EULA problem -
Blank check terms.

Yes, it can affect you.
Not only commercial users.
Anyone.

Meet the LiveCode Create EULA -
https://livecode.com/eula

Yes, twin clauses - 8.2 Kill switch, 8.1 Blank check.
They enforce Runtime payments, but both are extreme.

Blank check = legal/financial minefield;
One wrong move can be disaster.

An evaluation said "you should NOT accept this as-is."

Quickest example - paying 5% royalty, vs user/month seats;
Big difference! Big enough to bankrupt or derail operations.

Or free users vs paid. Same thing. Or double the seats.
Blank check turns Fine print ambiguities into High risk.

Got your attention now?

"8.1 ... If the audit reveals under-licensing, you agree
to promptly purchase additional licenses to cover the shortfall
and reimburse LiveCode for the cost of the audit"

Don't tune out on 'audit' - it's just 'LiveCode's audit team.'
Not independent. All subjective. No protections. No real argument.

Just as kill switch does not require an official audit -
You already agreed in full. No dispute resolution. They alone decide.

No wrong move - perfect use - still can be disaster.
Blank check! You pay whatever they say.
And you pay them to say it.

Whoever runs and staffs LiveCode now, and later.
No assurances/answers can remove that risk - EULA prevails.
Interpretation could change.
Fine print ambiguities in sections 3-6.

EULA ambiguities should be corrected, written crystal clear -
but Blank check is still never safe.

This will hold LiveCode Create back -
at least with those who notice things.

For me, Blank check/audit and Runtime kill switch will not fly.
Too risky, ethically and physically impossible.

Window is closing to fix LiveCode pricing/terms issues.
People have been retooling elsewhere; no choice.
Easy to fix if LiveCode chooses.

Happy Holy-days of Christ's Mass!

Best wishes,

Curry Kenworthy

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