Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Mark Wieder via use-livecode
On 11/23/20 10:50 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The "free" described in the GPL and other open source licenses isn't about money ("gratis") but freedom ("libre"). This ambiguity with "free" is among the many limitations of our language, but few speak Latin so the license was writt

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: On 11/23/20 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That re

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
On 11/23/20 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That restriction is viewed as

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
J. Landman Gay wrote: > With the caution that apps made from open source libraries usually > can't charge money. It depends on the license. Given the range of licenses out there I suppose anything's possible, but I've never seen an open source license that explicitly prohibits per-use end-user

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
Klaus - Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of LC? Apple does definitively not, as I know. AFAIK Apple has no policy prohibiting any open source app, provided it meets their other requirements. The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the G

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
With the caution that apps made from open source libraries usually can't charge money. It depends on the license. Libraries aren't the same as development IDEs. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 23, 2020 11:42:26

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi Jaque, > Am 23.11.2020 um 18:17 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based > on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer > term of service docs. thank you, so the answer is proba

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer term of service docs. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 23, 2

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-23 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
No idea? Anyone? > Am 21.11.2020 um 11:57 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > quick question: > Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of > LC? > > Apple does definitively not, as I know. > > > Best > > Klaus -- Klaus Major http

Re: Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-21 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Am 21.11.2020 um 11:57 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > quick question: > Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of > LC? of course I mean mobile apps for Android. > Apple does definitively not, as I know. > > > Best > >

Google and OpenSource apps

2020-11-21 Thread Klaus major-k via use-livecode
Hi friends, quick question: Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of LC? Apple does definitively not, as I know. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-