Pledge or not as you (or any individual) like. You had asked about the nature of the campaign - whether it would go forward to not regardless of whether the goal was met - and I was responding to that to try to clarify (at least as I understand it).
Adding HTML5 to Livecode via a pure Open Source effort is unlikely to happen very quickly (if ever). Open source efforts are generally notoriously slow compared to commercial development efforts. I want HTML5 as a deployment option for my LiveCode projects, in addition to all current platforms. I'd like it sooner rather than very much later (or never), so I pledged to the project the cost of 2 Pro licenses (as we have 2 Commercial Pro licenses for the current offerings from RunRev). I also pledge a comparable amount to the original Kickstarter campaign. I feel I have received and continue to receive my money's worth from that original campaign and I expect I will also receive my money's worth from the HTML5 campaign. I also agree that some disparity still exists between iOS and Android in LiveCode, but I have seen the disparity shrink as a result of the original Kickstarter campaign and Runrev's efforts to ensure parity where possible. While Android appears on the rise compared to iOS, the multitude of stats at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems suggest that Android and iOS as still essentially comparable with regard to installed bases. I expect that as Android continues to gain market share, RunRev being no fool, will continue to close the parity gap between Android and iOS in LiveCode. On 7/21/2014 11:29 AM, Erik Beugelaar wrote: > I understand the call to pledge but you can also consider the fact we have > 1200 LinkedIn members connected in the LiveCode membergroup. > If the need to get HTML5 is so high, I cant explain why lets say an > investnent of $200 or more is too much. It will be an Open Source project > too, right? So it doesnt have to be a stopper for years if this campain will > fail. If the project has the interest of open source co-developers, they will > step into this journey. That was one of the main reasons RunRev made LiveCode > Open Source to move forward. It would be interesting to know how many > contributed developers are currently involved in the ongoing process of > LiveCode. > My fear is that the ones who have already pledged before are cautious to > invest again because the Next Generation has just started to get attention > and will be a must to get LiveCode widely accepted as an Android killer > platform which is leading platform nowadays. At the moment. LiveCode is > moving forward into the top 10 of the leading mobile cross-platform tools. > the funding of 395k bucks will be peanuts. I dont want to offend anybody but > thats what I think. First put all effort in a fast engine with little > overhead using unicode and offer native control implementation on iOS and > Android using widgets/themes. > > > Paul Dupuis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 7/21/2014 2:03 AM, Glen Bojsza wrote: >>> Maybe I misunderstanding the HTML5 Campaign...? >> In Kickstarter style crowdfunding, a goal is say to raise X amount of >> money in Y days. Typically ff the goal of X dollars is not met in Y >> days, all pledges are not collected. The project is not funded at all. >> >> In RunRev's HTML5 campaign, the target amount needs to be raised in the >> specified time period (end of this month). If not, it is likely that the >> project will not move forward at all at this time. A web deployment >> option for LiveCode will be postponed until a at least a couple YEARS >> down the line. >> >> So pledge what you can, now. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
