Can I sell programs made with LC Community edition?

[croivo]

Can I? What does it means "it's open source"? Somebody can see my original code from .exe app I build with LC Community edition?

Sorry for dumb questions, just wanna be sure.

[PBH]

Can I?

Yes you can.

What does it means "it's open source"?

You must provide the original source code (or at least a reliable link to it), this includes all stacks and all code intact that was used to build the standalone .exe file, just check the LC Community licence carefully.

Somebody can see my original code from .exe app I build with LC Community edition?

No, the .exe is a compiled application, see answer above.

Sorry for dumb questions, just wanna be sure.

It's not a dumb question, it's wise to check.

People pay for open source software everyday, you can licence the software to stop anybody re-selling it as is, but you can't stop anybody from learning from your code, adapting it for their own use or just examining the way it works. Of course you can't stop people pirating the software, but they do that even with expensive paid software. On the positive side, there are lots of different ways to make money from open source software.

If you have a great idea for software and you really want to protect it from Joe Pirate, one option would be to build your software with the Community version while learning all about LiveCode, do all the testing you need, and then purchase a licence for the Commercial version when you are sure you have a good product and you are ready to publish it. You minimise the risk and a few sales would pay for your licence.

Happy LiveCoding.

Paul

[croivo]

Thanks Paul

Edit: So, to sum up, when selling my programs made with free Livecode Community edition, I need to provide both .exe and .livecode files of that program?

[PBH]

You've got it!

Paul