Mobile sockets crowd funding opportunity

[Monte Goulding]

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On 11/12/2012, at 2:59 AM, Matthias Rebbe <matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de> wrote:

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> Am 10.12.2012 um 16:50 schrieb Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>:
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>> Just in case anybody over here was leery of being an early in, we're in.
>> 
>> 
>> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 5:09 AM, Monte Goulding
>> <monte at sweattechnologies.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi LiveCoders
>>> 
>>> A number of LiveCode developers need sockets on iOS and android. The
>>> subject of developing an external for this feature came up recently on the
>>> LiveCode Developer Program list. It was proposed by a number of developers
>>> that the external would be a good candidate for crowd funding. As part of
>>> the discussions RunRev was asked for comment and we were given permission
>>> to publish the reply:
>>> 
>>> "I would go ahead and develop this if you receive the funding. We are not
>>> working on mobile sockets as a feature at the moment and it may be some
>>> time before we can commit resources to it." Ben Beaumont (LiveCode Product
>>> Manager)
>>> 
>>> The current situation for sockets is a TCP client is able to be
>>> implemented on iOS using the rresocket external that is available in the
>>> iOS Externals SDK. This external is implemented using NSStream and won't
>>> port to android when the android external sdk is published.
>>> 
>>> The proposal is to implement a sockets external in portable C++ code based
>>> on the boost.asio library in the hope that once the android external sdk is
>>> released it would port with minimal changes. The expectation is that $1000
>>> to $1500 of funding will be sufficient to implement the bulk of the
>>> external, however, to ensure we are implementing the highest priority
>>> features first the external would be implemented in the following order:
>>> - UDP client
>>> - TCP server
>>> - UDP server
>>> - TCP client (last because of the availability of rresocket)
>>> 
>>> mergExt is about implementing features the LiveCode community needs when
>>> you need them. Some comments from members of the LiveCode Developer Program
>>> about why this external is worthwhile finding:
>>> 
>>> "Currently, mobile network actions are severely limited by the lack of a
>>> socket library.  There is no way, for instance, to send mail without using
>>> the built-in mail app, even though having the user have a chance to read a
>>> system message and mess it up is not desirable.
>>> 
>>> We have an application where we would like to be able to communicate with
>>> a network-enabled appliance.  it does not have bluetooth, and it does not
>>> use a standard http protocol, so without a network stack/sockets, I am
>>> dead-in-the-water." Mike Kerner (R. M. Kerner Co.)
>>> 
>>> "I will definitely take part on the funding. I think socket support is an
>>> essential feature for LiveCode Mobile." Matthias Rebbe
>>> 
>>> "I'm In." Ralph DiMola (Evergreen Information Services)
>>> 
>>> "Mine included there are at least three votes. Anyone else?" Ralf Bitter
>>> (author of revIgniter)
>>> 
>>> "Please add my vote to this." Pierre Sahores
>>> 
>>> "I am sure there are a number of people that would like to help fund a
>>> sockets external.  I for one would be more than happy to dive in should you
>>> decide to look for funders for this external.  I have a feeling this
>>> external will reach the funding value very quickly." Mark Talluto (Canela
>>> Software)
>>> 
>>> There are 3 choices for funding. All options come with the access to the
>>> pre-release versions and the final version for iOS. Each level of funding
>>> gives you access to special discount rates on the mergExt store for the
>>> next 3 months. All funders (unless they don't want to) will be thanked for
>>> their generous contribution in the documentation under their funding level.
>>> 
>>> - Bronze: $80 funding and 10% off
>>> - Silver: $160 funding and 20% off
>>> - Gold: $240 funding and 30% off
>>> 
>>> Please note that as the android externals sdk is currently an unknown
>>> variable there can be no guarantee that more funding will not be required
>>> when it's released. It is, however, the intention that the external be
>>> implemented so that it should cross compile for android. It is also not
>>> possible at this stage to estimate a date for an android version to be
>>> provided.
>>> 
>>> After 90 days if the project has not met it's target the funders will be
>>> offered credit at the mergExt store to the value of their funding.
>>> 
>>> To get involved go to http://mergext.com/fund/sockets
>>> 
>>> For anyone interested in the progress of the Game Center crowd funding
>>> effort the external will be be released shortly and funders are currently
>>> making use of it to implement a number of games. The external is still open
>>> to funding to cover turn based matches and matchmaking.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> 
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>>> Monte Goulding
>>> 
>>> M E R Goulding - software development services
>>> mergExt - There's an external for that!
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