Me too. Joined already on Saturday. ;) -- Matthias Rebbe matthias (at) rebbe.tk Tel +49.5741.310000 Tel +49.160.5504462 -- SkypeName:matthiasrebbe
Am 10.12.2012 um 16:50 schrieb Mike Kerner <mikeker...@roadrunner.com>: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
