Bye, and thanks for the fish

[Bob Sneidar]

It’s, “So long, and thanks for all the fish!” And unless you can do a double 360 back flip while passing through a smallish ring suspended above the pool, I remain unimpressed. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 1, 2021, at 17:53, Neville Smythe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 1 Sep 2021, at 11:36 pm, use-livecode-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:
>> 
>> i am not sure, if everyone is aware of it, but standalones that were created with the Starter Plan license will expire as soon as the Startert Plan subscription expires.
> 
> Not even Apple is that rapacious.
> 
> I used to have a commercial licence back when I was selling stuff (although the economics of software never made sense). Since retiring I have been “freeloading" with the Community edition as a hobbyist, my only LC uses being for personal use, and maintaining admin and operating software I wrote for a not-for-profit sporting organisation, and occasionally contributing bug reports. I can well understand the need for LC to move to a profitable basis, and I would be happy buy a plan if it made sense for our use, but there is no way my NFP association can afford US$1000 every year - or even one year (we would use 3 platforms, and not even the Server is thrown in with the desktop platforms). And a Starter Kit that means the app would stop working when I pass on (I have been around since Hypercard day 1) is an insult. Seems to me the hobbyist use of LC has come to an end. A great pity, but I guess times move on.
> 
> I have greatly enjoyed being part of this (mostly) friendly and generous community for many years.
> 
> Neville Smythe 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode