Open Source LiveCode Project

[Kevin Miller]

Hi Mark,

It is GPL3, we are not modifying the license. It will be free for a wide
variety of professional uses (e.g. in house software) but there are some
you will need to pay for, such as creating closed source software to sell
or accessing technical support. See the FAQ page link on the Kickstarter
page, we've gone into some more detail on there.

Kind regards,

Kevin

Kevin Miller ~ kevin at runrev.com ~ http://www.runrev.com/
LiveCode: Unleash Your Killer App




On 29/01/2013 09:52, "Mark Schonewille" <m.schonewille at economy-x-talk.com>
wrote:

>Dear Heather,
>
>This sound really, really interesting. Could you please explain how this
>would be free for everyone except professionals under GPL 3? AFAIK, open
>source means free (as in free speech) for everyone, including
>professionals. Are you using your own version of the GPL?
>
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>On 29 jan 2013, at 10:35, Heather Laine wrote:
>
>> Dear List Members,
>> 
>> We  are hugely excited to be launching this project today:
>> 
>> 
>>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-liv
>>ecode
>> 
>> Join our campaign to make a full version of LiveCode that is free and
>>open for everybody to use. We are doing this via a Kickstarter
>>fundraiser, and we need your help. If we are successful, between us we
>>can change the face of programming forever.
>> 
>> Open Source LiveCode means
>> 
>> - Free access for teachers
>> - Free access for students
>> - Free access for hobbyists and enthusiasts
>> - A headstart for professionals
>> 
>> I know that many of you on this list will welcome this initiative, and
>>the benefits it will bring. You have been long time users and supporters
>>of LiveCode. Today we're asking you, especially, to get behind us once
>>again. We are aiming to bring LiveCode to hundreds of thousands of new
>>users, removing the price barrier and making easy access programming
>>available to everyone.
>> 
>> RunRev will be working in tandem with the community to guide and drive
>>this project forward for many years to come. LiveCode will have a dual
>>license system. Commercial licensing will still  be available allowing
>>you to distribute closed source apps. Open Source LiveCode will be free
>>under the GPL 3 license. You will be able to contribute back to the
>>engine. Development on LiveCode and the addition of all the special
>>features each of you wants becomes an order of magnitude faster.
>> 
>> Visit our Kickstarter page to learn all about the project:
>> 
>> 
>>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-liv
>>ecode
>> 
>> Please, if you want to see programming become the new literacy, get
>>behind this project! Tell your friends, tell your family, tell your
>>business associates, tell your distant acquaintances, shout it from the
>>rooftops. Between us we can make this happen. We've got some great
>>rewards for you too on Kickstarter, so everybody wins.
>> 
>> Make your pledge today and help us to take LiveCode Open Source!
>> 
>> 
>>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-liv
>>ecode
>> 
>> Warm Regards,
>> 
>> Heather
>> 
>> Heather Laine
>> Customer Services Manager
>> http://www.runrev.com/
>> LiveCode - Unleash Your Killer App
>> 
>
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