Sorry for the quoting mess. Apple Mail it seems cannot discern the quote level when I type AFTER the quoted text.
Bob S > On May 13, 2016, at 16:11 , Bob Sneidar <bobsnei...@iotecdigital.com> wrote: > > > On May 13, 2016, at 14:17 , J. Landman Gay > <jac...@hyperactivesw.com<mailto:jac...@hyperactivesw.com>> wrote: > > On 5/13/2016 2:02 PM, Paul Dupuis wrote: > My first gut reaction was "So, I and the other 24% minority of people > paying for licenses are funding an awesome development tool that some > 76% of you folks out there are using for free. People who only use > Community and grip should be sending the 24% of us who pay thank you cards!" > > I had the same reaction. It is, to my mind, the height of chutzpah to > complain about things one receives for free. It is a delusion to think that a > contribution to a kickstarter 3 years ago is still funding current > development. > > Frankly, when the kickstarter was announced, I didn't think they were > shooting high enough. I'm amazed it got done, which is why I bought my indy > license. If RunRev ever goes down, I will be one sick and depressed puppy for > about 6 months. My last and best hope for continued software development is > Livecode. If I have to go to Java or C, I think I will travel to Alaska and > try and make friends with a grizzly instead. > > That being said, I am paying for it with my own money so I can create apps > that help me in my work environment. While that benifits me, there certainly > is no "return on investment" to speak of, other than the fact that the guy > who snickered when I told him I was going to write an app that auto filled > PDF forms is no longer snickering. :-) > > Bob S > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
