Advertising apps in GNU OS LiveCode?

[Monte Goulding]

As far as I'm aware open source does not preclude a developer from earning income. However, the iOS app store won't allow GPL apps and I think google accepts free ones. Basically if you released a GPL version of your software there's nothing to stop someone downloading the source and removing the ads then reposting so it's probably not worth your time implementing it. If you want to earn money then get commercial. There's  couple of good deals on kickstarter ;-)

On 14/02/2013, at 2:07 PM, Mark Rauterkus wrote:

> This might be a good question for the conference call.
> 
> Can the in app advertising widget that was promoted at the NJ LiveCode
> Conference be deployed once there is an Open source version of LC?
> 
> Wondering.
> 
> The model is to have a gratis, mobile, application for download so end
> users with tablets and smartphones, both android and iOS can interact with
> the app and commercial content, ( ads ), appear on the screen. The ads
> generate income for the developer of the app.

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