[jve]

The paid subscription lists this feature:

> No auto-renewal

That's not subscription.

[sqliteonline]

I aim to make the product convenient and as straightforward as possible. It's better to extend its use when needed than to worry about when to stop.

[ezfe]

The person is saying that the description says "subscription" which by definition automatically renews

[dangus]

Not the definition of a subscription. See: magazines, traditionally purchased with one-time annual payments.

[ezfe]

Well, those still recur automatically

[dangus]

To my recollection, not the old fashioned kind where you send in a check/money order for the annual subscription.

[ezfe]

No, I mean they recur monthly for the prepaid duration. The SQLite online is simply 1 term of access. There's no recurrence of any kind.

[encom]

Sure it is. A subscription's defining trait is continuity of access contingent on periodic renewal, whether manual or automatic. People subscribed to things way before online payments or even credit cards were common. A modern, if niche, example is Tarsnap.com. Once in a while, I get an email from Colin telling me to pay up if I don't want my backups deleted.