I have never used LiveCode Builder, IIRC. so I don’t know what it takes to help.
John Balgenorth On Aug 17, 2015, at 6:51 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassa...@fourthworld.com> wrote: > JB wrote: > >> How hard can it be to add pdf support to open-source? > > Technically, it's a matter of copying the GPLv3 license file into that > repository, and adding an appropriate note to the main source file. > > It seems the considerations here aren't technical. > > >> I assume the code is in C++ or Obhective-C. > > LiveCode Builder, IIRC. > > >> I am not a C programmer but I have learned >> a little about it and might be willing to help. >> >> First of all you would need to understand I am >> not completely up to par on C so I would need >> some help and simple guidelines at first. >> >> Second since they are exclusive I want to make >> sure pur work is exclusive too. That is only fair. >> Working for free and helping out is one thing but >> providing code for them to use exclusively does >> not interest me. > > If you really wanted to send a message, rather than write C for the LiveCode > community you could write it in Python for the Python community. > > That is, if it weren't for the hundreds of PDF packages that already exist > for that very popular language: > <https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=search&term=pdf&submit=search> > > Indeed it's the relationship between capabilities and audience size that > leads me to believe LiveCode will choose a simpler, more partnering approach > with their open source supporters on this PDF component. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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
