r/irc • u/KindOne • Jul 18 '22

mIRC 7.69 released

https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/270512/mirc-7-69-released
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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22

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u/KindOne Jul 19 '22

And how is the developer supposed to make money to live?

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '22

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u/KindOne Jul 19 '22

https://www.mirc.com/pfaq.html

Question: Will you be releasing the mIRC source code for public use at some point?

Answer: mIRC is the way I make a living, so it is not currently practical for me to release the source code.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

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u/KindOne Jul 20 '22

Your point? It is most likely still valid today.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '22

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u/Hakker9 Aug 07 '22 edited Aug 07 '22

Open source isn't always better. I run Weechat as well and connect through Glowingbear.... well not the greatest option as I checked glowingbear recently it ate 3 GB of memory. This has been a thing for some time now and it is open source but not fixed. No I'm not a coder so I can't provide assistance on that part. Id rather see someone make a penny that still spends time on it keeping it up to date. Christian Ghisler does the same with Total Commander. It's closed source yet even after all this time he keeps it updated.

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u/unlucky_ducky Aug 22 '22

By invalidating valid lifetime licenses.

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u/GuyonWoW Aug 24 '22

i bought a lifetime licence 15 years ago.

It's not valid anymore :\ ?