Licenses - now Subscription Based??

[RADCode]

I haven't been on this site in a while. So this is now Subscription based? All license types? So does this mean if I purchase the one lic for $299/yr. I'll have access to the live code product but can't get any updates after a year or does it mean I have a year to create an app using live code, and after the year is up, I will have no access to live code and I will have to renew the subscription in order to do anymore development?

RAD _C

[sefrojones]

Everyone will always have access to the latest updates to LiveCode for free via the Community Edition. If you plan on releasing closed source software, you will be required to buy a license which lasts a year, after which, if you do not renew, your copy of LiveCode will revert to the Community edition. You can use the community edition to develop as many projects as you want, but will need to buy a license if you don't want to release them under a GPL compatible license. See the license comparison chart here:

http://livecode.com/livecode-licenses/


Hope that was helpful.

--Sefro

[MaxV]

Please note that your closed source program, remains closed source even after the license expire. It's the IDE that doesn't permit you to create other closed source software, after expiration.

[rinzwind]

hmm thats not good... I was under the impression that one couldn't update anymore to new versions but could still develop and release using the old one. Thats the correct way to handle it I think cause that way the subscriber knows he gets something for his money instead of paying to be allowed to release something...

[FourthWorld]

... instead of paying to be allowed to release something...

That's exactly what the proprietary license is for.

LiveCode Community Edition is freely available for everyone, and being licensed under GPL v3 it requires any software built with it to be distributed under the same terms.

The Community and Commercial editions both have the same feature set, so the only time you'd need a Commercial license is when you want to share a software with others but not under the terms of the GPL.

[RADCode]

Can work on LiveCode on multiple computers? Ex. I download everything and set it up on my home Macbook Pro and on my office I-mac. Can I save my work and transfer it back and forth between the two systems?

[FourthWorld]

Yep: licenses are per-user, not per-computer.