1. Will all user interface objects be widgets?
Yes - eventually. The current 'classic' controls will remain for
backwards-compatibility purposes, but we will be augmenting them with
more focused, specific widgets. For example, 'buttons' are currently
push buttons, radio buttons, check boxes, menus and used for various
other purposes with the primary goal of making them easier to use.
2. Will LiveCode only provide a limited set of UI widgets?
That depends on how you define 'limited'.
We will provide more modern replacements for all the purposes of the
current control set as widgets, as well as extending this set to bring
it into line with the range that are now expected to be provided; and,
if only because of the needs of the IDE, a great many other more
specific ones.
3. Will the community/Other developers provide the remainder?
We want to build an ecosystem where the community (whether they be
open-source or commercial) can build (or augment) the components they
need and then share the result in an easy, maintainable fashion.
4. Will widgets be provided by others at a Cost($£$£$£)?
That will be up to the widget developer.
5. Will the widget system be licensable to allow a purchase system?
We are building a widget marketplace. You will be able to develop a
widget and then 'sell' it (for no cost, if you want) through an online
store integrated into the product.
6. Will all widgets free/£$£$£$ be available to LC Community Edition?
That will depend on the license model chosen by the widget developer.
LiveCode Community will only be able to use appropriately licensed
widgets as to do otherwise would contravene the license of the community
edition.
I have asked similar questions before but never had an answer. This
raises the conspiracy theorist in me. It would be a little
disconcerting if you contributed (£$£$£$) to making livecode open
source only to be locked out of the widget system and for LC to only
provide a limited set of UI Objects.
Let's be clear here - LiveCode is now Open Source - anyone is free to
fork, modify and distribute the engine and IDE as long as they abide by
the terms of the GPL. That happened about a month after the KickStarter
compaign ended (that wasn't just us taking a break by the way, it took a
great deal of work to transition from a technical point of view!).
Whilst we, as a company, can help influence the open-source side of the
towards producing widgets for everyone (not least by providing the tools
to do so, and making sure they are easy to use) we cannot assert direct
control - at the end of the day, it will be an individual's decision as
to whether they want to use commercial, open-source or dual-licensing.
I should point out that all the KickStarter goals which will be
delivered as widgets will do so dual-licensed under both a commercial
and GPLv3 license, if that was your actual concern.
--
Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
LiveCode: Everyone can create apps
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