Just in case anybody over here was leery of being an early in, we're in.
On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 5:09 AM, Monte Goulding <mo...@sweattechnologies.com>wrote: > Hi LiveCoders > > A number of LiveCode developers need sockets on iOS and android. The > subject of developing an external for this feature came up recently on the > LiveCode Developer Program list. It was proposed by a number of developers > that the external would be a good candidate for crowd funding. As part of > the discussions RunRev was asked for comment and we were given permission > to publish the reply: > > "I would go ahead and develop this if you receive the funding. We are not > working on mobile sockets as a feature at the moment and it may be some > time before we can commit resources to it." Ben Beaumont (LiveCode Product > Manager) > > The current situation for sockets is a TCP client is able to be > implemented on iOS using the rresocket external that is available in the > iOS Externals SDK. This external is implemented using NSStream and won't > port to android when the android external sdk is published. > > The proposal is to implement a sockets external in portable C++ code based > on the boost.asio library in the hope that once the android external sdk is > released it would port with minimal changes. The expectation is that $1000 > to $1500 of funding will be sufficient to implement the bulk of the > external, however, to ensure we are implementing the highest priority > features first the external would be implemented in the following order: > - UDP client > - TCP server > - UDP server > - TCP client (last because of the availability of rresocket) > > mergExt is about implementing features the LiveCode community needs when > you need them. Some comments from members of the LiveCode Developer Program > about why this external is worthwhile finding: > > "Currently, mobile network actions are severely limited by the lack of a > socket library. There is no way, for instance, to send mail without using > the built-in mail app, even though having the user have a chance to read a > system message and mess it up is not desirable. > > We have an application where we would like to be able to communicate with > a network-enabled appliance. it does not have bluetooth, and it does not > use a standard http protocol, so without a network stack/sockets, I am > dead-in-the-water." Mike Kerner (R. M. Kerner Co.) > > "I will definitely take part on the funding. I think socket support is an > essential feature for LiveCode Mobile." Matthias Rebbe > > "I'm In." Ralph DiMola (Evergreen Information Services) > > "Mine included there are at least three votes. Anyone else?" Ralf Bitter > (author of revIgniter) > > "Please add my vote to this." Pierre Sahores > > "I am sure there are a number of people that would like to help fund a > sockets external. I for one would be more than happy to dive in should you > decide to look for funders for this external. I have a feeling this > external will reach the funding value very quickly." Mark Talluto (Canela > Software) > > There are 3 choices for funding. All options come with the access to the > pre-release versions and the final version for iOS. Each level of funding > gives you access to special discount rates on the mergExt store for the > next 3 months. All funders (unless they don't want to) will be thanked for > their generous contribution in the documentation under their funding level. > > - Bronze: $80 funding and 10% off > - Silver: $160 funding and 20% off > - Gold: $240 funding and 30% off > > Please note that as the android externals sdk is currently an unknown > variable there can be no guarantee that more funding will not be required > when it's released. It is, however, the intention that the external be > implemented so that it should cross compile for android. It is also not > possible at this stage to estimate a date for an android version to be > provided. > > After 90 days if the project has not met it's target the funders will be > offered credit at the mergExt store to the value of their funding. > > To get involved go to http://mergext.com/fund/sockets > > For anyone interested in the progress of the Game Center crowd funding > effort the external will be be released shortly and funders are currently > making use of it to implement a number of games. The external is still open > to funding to cover turn based matches and matchmaking. > > Cheers > > -- > Monte Goulding > > M E R Goulding - software development services > mergExt - There's an external for that! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
