Wow. I'm surprised we aren't closer to getting this funded. c'mon y'all let's get this funded!
On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami via use-livecode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > I had similar feelings, (I have taken almost every pitch to "pay in > advance for X number of years for this discount or that… ) so when we get > hit up again for development that one would hope would be just part of the > product road map, it does indeed seem odd. Even "advanced smooth scrolling > graphics" seems odd to be funding, since all this is doing is bring the LC > mobile on parity with any other smooth flowing app. > > This is terribly obvious, but just to say it all again: > > Thinking about it, one has to appreciate the challenge the company faces. > Having gone open source, Livecode moves to a world where everyone and his > kid sister thinks programming is free. PHP, Javascript, python, CSS…people > living in those world just don't pay for their tools. > > So if open source users are going up (which apparently they are)… that > doesn't help us (to say the obvious) > > If not enough of them are using LC to build products for sale to support > themselves, OR are not using the tools in-house inside Enterprise (like we > do here, even though we are non -profit we do have software budgets) where > budgets are such that the ROI on paid license(s) is well worth it. And it > would be easy enough for some unscrupulous for-profit company to have 5 > coders on community and only one license and pretty much get away with > it…(which is cheating of course)… > > So If the user "pie" of those whose are paying <> equal $ to support the > company and + hours for features, how does LC handle this, to stay alive? > And we all want it to stay alive…right? > > I was hoping to talk to Kevin about some other ideas for solutions… but he > is busy. Perhaps I need to fly to Scotland for tea. In the meantime, I > voted/pledged for the DataGrid2/GraphicsUpgrade. > > Brahmanathaswamai > > > > > On 6/24/17, 7:41 AM, "use-livecode on behalf of Alex Tweedly via > use-livecode" <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > So the Feature Race lets me choose between "Hosting debugger" and > Datagrid 2. > > Hmpphhh! > > <puts on Grumpy Old Man t-shirt ...> > > I have a hard time voting for, or funding, Hosting debugger. I already > paid for that, back in 2009. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
