Open Source LiveCode Project

[Kevin Miller]

Yes absolutely.

Kind regards,

Kevin

Kevin Miller ~ kevin at runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/
LiveCode: Unleash Your Killer App




On 29/01/2013 15:29, "Andrew Kluthe" <andrew at ctech.me> wrote:

>I had just paid for three years of commercial updates to livecode
>complete. Will I get the updates I paid for to the new commercial
>license for that time period?
>
>regards,
>
>Andrew Kluthe
>
>
>On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Heather Laine <heather at runrev.com> wrote:
>> Dear David,
>>
>> What you own is yours. If you have purchased (say) a LiveCode 4.5
>>license, under our existing "perpetual" license EULA, that EULA applies
>>to that license. You will always be able to build closed source apps
>>using LiveCode 4.5 (as long as you have hardware that will run it and
>>its feature set meets your needs).
>>
>> If you want to build closed source apps using LiveCode 6.0, under the
>>new dual licensing, you will need to purchase a new Commercial license
>>and the new EULA will apply.
>>
>> The term "invited to renew" means that no-one is forcing you to renew.
>>It is an invitation.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Heather
>>
>> On 29 Jan 2013, at 15:09, David C. wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you very much for the prompt reply, Kevin,
>>> ...however, I'm not quite sure that the FAQ addresses my concern, or
>>> at least it still seems a bit unclear.
>>>
>>> From the FAQ:
>>> "We will continue to honor your existing license terms until its
>>> expiry date. Once it expires you will be invited to renew with one of
>>> the new license types. You will also have the option to use the
>>> community edition if it fulfills your specific needs."
>>>
>>> The term "invited to renew" is far too vague to be comfortable in my
>>> view, so from the standpoint of a "perpetual" license, please explain
>>> at what point the license actually expires to the point that it can no
>>> longer be used commercially?  The latest license I have is for version
>>> 4.53, so will I be able to continue using that commercially or not and
>>> if so, for how long?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> David C.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Kevin Miller <kevin at runrev.com> wrote:
>>>> Yes existing licenses remain the same until the end of their term.
>>>> Existing perpetual licenses are just that - perpetual. You can see
>>>>more
>>>> details in the FAQ http://runrev.com/home/ks1/?preview
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>> Kevin Miller ~ kevin at runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/
>>>> LiveCode: Unleash Your Killer App
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 29/01/2013 14:48, "David C." <davidocoker at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We  are hugely excited to be launching this project today:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of
>>>>>>-liv
>>>>>> ecode
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey folks,
>>>>> For existing customers, what is the effective date for requiring that
>>>>> an application be released open sourced versus commercial as usual?
>>>>> Also, when will details be provided as to what the cost will be for a
>>>>> commercial license?
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, with a license for the 4.53 version, I have two
>>>>> applications very close to being able to release as commercial
>>>>> products... at what point do I need to be concerned with purchasing a
>>>>> new commercial license or offering my source code?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is a perpetual licenses from earlier version not exempt for the open
>>>>> source model?
>>>>>
>>>>> Regard,
>>>>> David C.
>>>>>
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>> Heather Laine
>> Customer Services Manager
>> http://www.runrev.com/
>> LiveCode - Unleash Your Killer App
>>
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>Regards,
>
>Andrew Kluthe
>andrew at ctech.me
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