Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-06 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 2/6/13 1:17 PM, Robert Mann wrote: Hi fantastic news and bravo to the team... now one more question regarding LC server : Will LC server OS be able to open a protected stack like ZYGODACT which is made to help authentification at sites or to sell softwares, and obviously, that is protected...

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-06 Thread Robert Mann
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Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-05 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Kevin Miller wrote: > This is it exactly. When selecting the license we looked very closely at > the competitive landscape. GPL will play nicely given our competitive > strengths as a desktop/mobile framework. But to do AGPL with the server > version would be a mist

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Kevin Miller
Depends how much you pledge :) In all seriousness though, there is an ongoing project on this front which is definitely getting there now. Kind regards, Kevin Kevin Miller ~ ke...@runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/ LiveCode: Unleash Your Killer App On 04/02/2013 17:58, "Richard Gaskin" wr

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Richard Gaskin
Kevin Miller wrote: For example, it needs the ability to draw objects and take snapshots of stacks but that's something that will be enabled by other work happening on the graphics stuff as part of the platform rework for non-server platforms anyway. Wow. So cool. That'll obviate a lot of nee

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Dave Kilroy2
Thanks all, I understand now :) This is it exactly. -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Open-source-LC-server-and-revigniter-tp4660146p4660194.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Kevin Miller
This is it exactly. When selecting the license we looked very closely at the competitive landscape. GPL will play nicely given our competitive strengths as a desktop/mobile framework. But to do AGPL with the server version would be a mistake. We have a bigger hill to climb there and so we need to a

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Richard Gaskin
Dave Kilroy2 wrote: Yes I agree, I don't see how RunRev will get any reward for having a server version - and if they don't get any reward for it then it may be less likely to be developed on an on-going basis. When you think about it, LiveCode Server isn't much different from the main engine:

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Dave Kilroy2
demanding this - still why you don't simply require them to pay up for a commercial license on the server like seems at odds with the overall strategy, and less likely to promote open code on the server side? -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/O

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread David Bovill
Ah good to know - my bad. Doesn't immediately strike me as in your interests - though I can see some companies demanding this - still why you don't simply require them to pay up for a commercial license on the server like seems at odds with the overall strategy, and less likely to promote open code

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread Kevin Miller
We're not using the AGPL. It is optional and we're not using it. Kind regards, Kevin Kevin Miller ~ ke...@runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/ LiveCode: Unleash Your Killer App On 04/02/2013 12:44, "David Bovill" wrote: >Not quite true the >GPLv3

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-04 Thread David Bovill
Not quite true the GPLv3includes the " affero " clause - this is designed to include the more modern concept of web apps. That is hosting a publicly available web service using GPLv3 lice

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-03 Thread Dave Kilroy2
egards Dave -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Open-source-LC-server-and-revigniter-tp4660146p4660156.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-03 Thread Monte Goulding
Unless you are distributing you web app code with LC Server then it won't be under GPL as far as I know. Just like using MySQL for your server db. On 03/02/2013, at 10:47 PM, Dave Kilroy wrote: > Can anyone explain what the situation would be with open source, LiveCode > server and revigniter?

Re: Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-03 Thread Kevin Miller
Scenario A: your license lapsing does not alter software you have already distributed. It prevents you from editing/updating your software and then posting an update, until you renew that is. Scenario B: No, you don't have to release code to people who simply interact with your website. There is a

Open source, LC server and revigniter

2013-02-03 Thread Dave Kilroy
Can anyone explain what the situation would be with open source, LiveCode server and revigniter? I sure I don't understand something basic about how open source works - I think I get it in terms of distributed software, but what about code that lives on a server? If I currently create a web a