A New Year Reflection - positive, safe solution

[Curry Kenworthy]

Heriberto Torrado:

 > I honestly don’t know how to help LiveCode Ltd.

Yes - but luckily, it's so simple to help!
Here's how. In the LiveCode Create EULA ...

Twin clauses, Extreme risk -

8.2/3.3 Runtime kill switch = fragile Toy Apps.
Instant disaster! Loss of built products and users.

8.1 Blank check terms = legal/financial minefield.
No protections; this can bankrupt or derail operations.

Kill built apps?

This is nuclear! Likewise Blank check.
Not workable. Not safe. Not acceptable.

Remove those 2 - huge impact. More users and no downside.
People have been retooling elsewhere; no choice.

 > Because somewhere in the world, there is probably a child
 > who ... will discover LiveCode and realize that controlling
 > a computer and making the most of it can still be simple and fun.

Exactly - And a child or adult/senior needs positive, safe discovery;
Not a EULA gun to the head, with fragile Toy Apps!

Getting frustrated, harmed, or squeezed - that hurts everyone.
No excuse for Runtime kill switch and Blank check terms.

No legitimate purpose -

You can't gain more HONEST money with a Blank check.
You can't MORALLY or SAFELY leverage users with app kill switch.

I realized the giant risk; I use a custom AAC, etc! For handicap.
Imagine that cut off - I'm sure some others in same boat.

Both are extreme and dangerous. I realized it would be immoral
not to warn the rest of you! So I did.

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

 > With the arrival of the Internet, large manufacturers such as
 > Microsoft and Apple pushed amateur programmers out of the ecosystem

Not quite! Amateur programmers today benefit from an abundance
of online resources and free tools. Just not the SAME tools.

Many dev tools do NOT require Internet login or any subscription.
But we want the HyperCard style dream to expand, right? So ...

A real LiveCode EULA fix is needed; not emotional persuasion techniques,
nor circular nostalgia exercises that lead away from any solution.

 > What I am certain about is that LiveCode must continue.

I hope for a fix; that is why I've donated my awareness effort
in free public service here, not easy after long illness!

Not thinking only of myself, and some chance of retaliation.
But I'm glad to speak up, because it's the only moral thing to do.

Opportunity -

LiveCode recently requested my feedback to help improve.
Glad to help. Easy to fix, if LiveCode chooses.

Either way, the HyperCard dream will expand further -
Among other dreams. Managing risk too, meanwhile.

 > A hug to everyone, and Happy New Year!

Thank you! Bright future / new year...

Best wishes,

Curry Kenworthy