Q: What if I don’t want to pay the Maintenance Fee?

That’s fine. You can download the project’s source code and follow the Open Source license for the software.

Do not open issues. Do not ask questions. Do not download releases. Do not reference packages via a package manager. Do not use anything other than the source code released under the Open Source license.

Also, if you choose to not pay the Maintenance Fee, but find yourself returning to check on the status of issues or review answers to questions others ask, you are still using the project and need to pay the Maintenance Fee.

I disagree vehemently! The community adds value and is a form of contribution.

Its an interesting read.

I agree with the conclusion, the stable iconography lend the program a air of prestige that might be lost if they changed.

Im not in UK either but I thought Uber teens was being trialed there too. ( kids of 13 would be eligible). This would allow kids to travel with family linked uber accounts and while that sounds a little iffy it lets the parents see where and when a journey is taken in real time. Some might view that as safer than a bus.

But bank accounts? I opened a prepaid visa card for my 4yo when he started cashing in the recyclable containers we collected at our house. Checking the balance on payday or before a planned purchase has been part of his financial literacy. When he turned 8 real banks deemed him old enough for a keycard and we swapped to a proper transaction/savings combo at a proper bank.

So… kids don’t need to catch an uber, check a bus schedule, see what’s on at the local cinema,.etc?

The fact is that many services and information channels are now internet first and limiting access to the home seems like it would be a problem.

Edit: checking a bank balance is another one. With an increase in digital transactions and a decrease in available ATMs, having an tool to check your balance seems crucial.

The only thing they have ever done well is host a Q&A board and incubate niche communities.

Then they stopped doing that well.

obviously there are people who downloaded it multiple times

Its been around and on enough different platforms that most people who use it would have lost count of how many times they have downloaded it.

I currently have it installed on 4 android devices (my phone, my tablet, my sons tablet, google TV dongle), 3 windows devices (personal PC, loungeroom PC, work PC), and 1 Xbox. That’s 8 installs in current use but if you factor in a history of device replacement and software updates I would easily account for hundreds of downloads.

I’m not in the apple ecosystem.

Do apple customers have voice messages, emails, call logs etc from my interactions with them stored on iCloud?

Another chapter in the Cypto Wars.

I used to spoof my address to download (import) the US version of Netscape, are people in the UK going do something similar to bypass the restriction?

So is this the tool to use before the 26th?

https://www.theverge.com/news/612898/amazon-removing-kindle-book-download-transfer-usb