Yes, there used to be an edition like that. Graphic Converter made a lot of sales by forcing a 10-second splash on its free version. It was just annoying enough. Many mobile apps force ads on the user, which is even more annoying, but that may be going too far.

But we don't have any data to show whether the splash approach actually increased sales by much, or whether there are enough users who would buy a hobbyist version to warrant the development time.

On 2/26/2016 2:24 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
I agree, I think that's what he means.  Wasn't there a personal use license
at one point?  I seem to recall that standalones built with it displayed a
splash screen for 10 seconds at startup.

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 12:15 PM J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com>
wrote:

On 2/26/2016 1:38 PM, stephen barncard wrote:
I don't understand why the OSS version won't work for you if it's a
'hobby'
thing

I understand what he means. The OSS version would work fine, but that's
not the point. His point is that he thinks LC is losing money from those
who would like to contribute by purchasing a license at a reduced rate
(possibly restricted to personal use only, or something similar I'm
guessing.)

It isn't that there is no path forward, but rather that he thinks the
current licensing model is costing the company some sales. I don't know
if that's true or not, I'm just playing interpreter.

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