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It's unethical to offer a "lifetime" license you do not plan to support.
by adamc 4y ago
It's unethical to offer a "lifetime" license you do not plan to support.
- kadoban 4y agoYou can plan to support it all you want, but "lifetime" is a long-ass time. You should be humble enough to know that your ass isn't going to be able to cash that check, and avoid writing it in the first place. Lifetime licenses are just unethical, full-stop.
- IIsi50MHz 4y agoI suppose it depends on the terms of the licence. I've permanent/lifetime licences for various software, applied to either particular versions or all version released within a year of purchase; this means that the licensed persists indefinitely or until a violation of license (or until rightful transfer of license or voluntary termination of license). I've very few licenses which include all future versions, and those are mostly open-source volunteer projects.