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I would agree up to the bump in the road part. Dev says email them and they will sort it BUT it will take time. So how do you avoid this? Well use a different

I would agree up to the bump in the road part. Dev says email them and they will sort it BUT it will take time. So how do you avoid this? Well use a different type of speed bump. Make an automated site to issue new keys to these people (because they are entitled to it) and then use that website to explain the situation. Inform the user how many years of use they have had out of their initial purchase, then offer them a “pay what you like” purchase / donation to the next key. You could even set it up that if the user choices “free” for their next key, that new key will stop working in 6-12 months time and they will have to repeat the process. This will prevent people on hard times having to beg and wait for a new license on something they already have paid for, and will still allow those with means and value the use of the software to continue to support the software if they so wish. Heck I wouldn’t be surprised if they gave more. For me personally I stopped using mIRC years ago when I moved to a Linux based desktop for a few years, at which time I swapped to Hex Chat and just never swapped back when I returned to a Windows Desktop.

fnordpiglet 4y ago
Yeah I think the email and wait part seems like more work for the dev ultimately and counterproductive to the point it looks passive aggressive. But I respect that he has opted to honor the life time licenses regardless rather than the jiggery of making a new version to “fake” honor the original commitment and get more licensing. Im frankly stunned so many people think the latter is more honorable than the former. For me I just use ircII.
- Crosseye_Jack 4y ago
  > I think the email and wait part seems like more work for the dev ultimately and counterproductive to the point it looks passive aggressive. My first thought on that was that it was to add a delay to getting a new code and feed into the instant gratification to just paying up (if able and value paying again) and getting a new code there and then. Making a user email is "effort", low effort but still effort, which could disway some people asking for new codes. I also repect that they opt'ed to honor the license then opting to release "mIRC2" on new terms, I like you just felt that there are better ways to handle the process then the "email me and wait" option, which could lead them to recieve nasty emails during the process where an automated system could remove that (because while a user might be pissed off, its quickly resolved).

fnordpiglet 4y ago

Yeah I think the email and wait part seems like more work for the dev ultimately and counterproductive to the point it looks passive aggressive. But I respect that he has opted to honor the life time licenses regardless rather than the jiggery of making a new version to “fake” honor the original commitment and get more licensing. Im frankly stunned so many people think the latter is more honorable than the former. For me I just use ircII.

Crosseye_Jack 4y ago
> I think the email and wait part seems like more work for the dev ultimately and counterproductive to the point it looks passive aggressive. My first thought on that was that it was to add a delay to getting a new code and feed into the instant gratification to just paying up (if able and value paying again) and getting a new code there and then. Making a user email is "effort", low effort but still effort, which could disway some people asking for new codes. I also repect that they opt'ed to honor the license then opting to release "mIRC2" on new terms, I like you just felt that there are better ways to handle the process then the "email me and wait" option, which could lead them to recieve nasty emails during the process where an automated system could remove that (because while a user might be pissed off, its quickly resolved).