after the emails from kevin and heather, this morning, here's hoping we get a discussion of a more typical/traditional corporate app dev tier, because that's what lc is. it's not a db server. it's not an application server, it's a app dev tool, for building standalone, single-threaded, engined binaries.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 8:30 PM Heriberto Torrado via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I apologize for asking my questions again, but after carefully reading > the previous email, I am still a bit confused. > > My situation is as follows: I work as the IT Director at a company in > New York. Among many other responsibilities, I have developed several > apps for internal use by our employees. My question is straightforward: > With the new licensing model, does each employee need to pay for a > license? I am currently using the "Community" version, but it does not > work on Apple Silicon devices. Therefore, I am considering purchasing a > new license. > > Thank you for your assistance. > > On 7/25/24 11:30, Kevin Miller via use-livecode wrote: > > If they are internal apps in your company then you understand it > correctly. They are seats. So your cost for 3 (2 users plus yourself) would > be $1320 annually. Alex is referring to apps for sale, not to internal > users within your company. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Kevin > > > > Kevin Miller ~ ke...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > > LiveCode: Build Amazing Things > > > > > > > > > > On 25/07/2024, 16:26, "use-livecode on behalf of Bob Sneidar via > use-livecode" <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com <mailto: > use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com> on behalf of > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > If that is true then I misunderstand the licensing model. My > understanding is that every app I distribute for someone else to use is a > “seat” as well as me the developer, another seat. I have 3 “seats” at > present including myself, all are internal users to the company I work for, > but the company does not pay me to do this development. I wrote the > application to make generating forms easier for the IT technicians in the > field. > > > > > > Are you saying I can purchase one developer seat for $499, build 2 > standalone apps and not have to pay for the other two seats, as long as I > do not make any money from the app?? > > > > > > Bob S > > > > > > > > > >> On Jul 24, 2024, at 7:44 PM, Alex Tweedly via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > wrote: > >> > >> It’s the one signposted as something like “growing the community”. > >> > >> I too dislike videos, so avoided watching this until Kevin said there > was info about lifetime license holders in a video. > >> > >> btw, I am a hobbyist deriving no income from LC, and I think you’re > incorrect about there being no place for us in LC’s future. We can build > and distribute our non-íncome-producing apps by getting a single developer > seat ($449 per year); not a trivial amount but not much for a hobby (less > than membership at my local golf club or gym, even before I think about > buying clubs or trainers or replacing all the lost golf balls). The > expiration of the lifetime license will be compensated for by a discount at > the first license renewal (in December 2025??), though we don’t yet know > how that will be calculated. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode < > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
