Re: LiveCode vs Xojo licenses
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:35 am
Folks,
I'm a touch confused as to where the confusion lies! But I'm assured there is confusion so here is what our licensing means in terms of Commercial vs Community:
With a Commercial license you may build closed source apps and distribute them however and to whomever you wish. While your subscription to Commercial is current, you can continue to build these apps, using the latest versions of LiveCode. If your subscription lapses your access reverts to Community. Any apps you have built while your subscription was current continue to function, they will not suddenly cease to work and you can continue to distribute them as before. You will only need to purchase an update if you want to update your apps and distribute your new closed source updates.
You can use Community to create work within your organization (or on your own harddrive). The minute that work becomes public in any way, including for beta testing, in education, use by a contractor for your business, use by a client outside your own business or of course release as a standalone app for general use, you must release the complete source code for your work. You cannot use for distribution any closed source software in conjunction with Community that is integral to the creation of your app. For example this means some add ons for LiveCode are excluded as they are not open source.
If you have created an app using Community, and you then wish to release it and protect your source code, you can simply purchase a Commercial license and build your app. No conversion process is required, Commercial seamlessly integrates with Community. You do not need to own a Commercial license during the entire app creation process, you can buy it when you are ready to build.
The only other point I can think of that might require clarification is access to support. Community does not come with any kind of support package from us. To receive technical support, you need as a minimum a Commercial license.
Please let me know if any of the above is not clear and I will be happy to attempt to clarify it. You will also find more help and information here:
http://livecode.com/support/ask-a-question/
and here:
http://livecode.com/livecode-licenses-comparison/
Warm Regards,
Heather
Heather Laine
Customer Services Manager
http://www.livecode.com/
I'm a touch confused as to where the confusion lies! But I'm assured there is confusion so here is what our licensing means in terms of Commercial vs Community:
With a Commercial license you may build closed source apps and distribute them however and to whomever you wish. While your subscription to Commercial is current, you can continue to build these apps, using the latest versions of LiveCode. If your subscription lapses your access reverts to Community. Any apps you have built while your subscription was current continue to function, they will not suddenly cease to work and you can continue to distribute them as before. You will only need to purchase an update if you want to update your apps and distribute your new closed source updates.
You can use Community to create work within your organization (or on your own harddrive). The minute that work becomes public in any way, including for beta testing, in education, use by a contractor for your business, use by a client outside your own business or of course release as a standalone app for general use, you must release the complete source code for your work. You cannot use for distribution any closed source software in conjunction with Community that is integral to the creation of your app. For example this means some add ons for LiveCode are excluded as they are not open source.
If you have created an app using Community, and you then wish to release it and protect your source code, you can simply purchase a Commercial license and build your app. No conversion process is required, Commercial seamlessly integrates with Community. You do not need to own a Commercial license during the entire app creation process, you can buy it when you are ready to build.
The only other point I can think of that might require clarification is access to support. Community does not come with any kind of support package from us. To receive technical support, you need as a minimum a Commercial license.
Please let me know if any of the above is not clear and I will be happy to attempt to clarify it. You will also find more help and information here:
http://livecode.com/support/ask-a-question/
and here:
http://livecode.com/livecode-licenses-comparison/
Warm Regards,
Heather
Heather Laine
Customer Services Manager
http://www.livecode.com/