Blank check terms, Runtime kill switch - twin EULA problems
Bob Sneidar
bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com
Wed Dec 31 19:52:21 EST 2025
There is always support at livecode.com.
Bob S
> On Dec 31, 2025, at 1:37 PM, Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> Doug Ruisaard:
>
> > I don’t think that if SEVERAL people called me
> > and said there was a fire at my business office,
> > that my response would be, “I’ll deal with it after the holidays”.
>
> Yes - but I'd rather LiveCode think this through carefully...
>
> A real fix is needed; not just hasty emotional reassurances,
> promotions, personal favors, or threats to like it or else.
>
> Those very briefly distract people from a problem,
> but long term, it hurts everyone.
>
> Compounding it -
>
> Some people get tempted to throw other users, and new users,
> under the bus if they might get a personal exception.
>
> Self-defeating to forget morals! Likewise echo chambers;
> problems not fixed come back even worse.
>
> Thanks for speaking up.
>
> Craig Newman:
>
> > Is there any other company that places its users
> > in such a peculiar position?
>
> > Is there some large marketplace of users
> > for which these issues are in fact non-issues? ...
>
> You have a great way of wording questions.
> Yes - it is bizarre.
>
> But either way, we have successfully raised the topic.
> That helps LiveCode re-evaluate extreme plans.
>
> And mostly a good discussion; almost like the old days!
>
> No one has said they want / love a kill switch.
> Pretty obvious...
>
> Bright future / new year...
> Happy Holy-days of Christ's Mass!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Curry Kenworthy
>
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