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@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> On 1 Sep 2021, at 11:36 pm, use-livecode-requ...@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@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
