Commercial Indy License for HTML5

[Mark Schonewille]

Thanks for the reply, Kevin. I'm glad that no CGI engine is used. 

I did read that the engine will be "compiled to JavaScript". The website also says that no plug-in is needed and that the app will run in the browser. Both statements say nothing about the server.

The website shows "no install" in big letters and states that the end-user doesn't need to install any software. Nowhere it is said that the developer doesn't need to install any software on the server. It might help if the website explicitly said that no CGI will have to be installed and that only the HTML5 files, (text files and perhaps media files), need to be copied onto a server. Pehaps it is all clear to native speakers of English, but a more explicit wording of the website just might convince some non-native speakers who are now reluctant to support the HTML5 initiative.

I still wonder about the closed nature of the HTML5 files. It is probably possible to write a converter, which converts the JS to something readable. Even without such a converter, one would be able to download the files and put them on another web server, perhaps with a few small modifications. Therefore I too wonder what a commercial HTML5 license can do for a company. I'm curious what Heather will answer Brahmanathaswami on this matter. 

Obviously, obfuscating and licensing are two different things. In my previous e-mail, I only meant to say that obfuscation and licensing could offer opportunities that make closed-source licensing worthwhile for both RunRev and LiveCode users.

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On 17 jul 2014, at 22:35, Kevin Miller wrote:

> This has been set out on the web page for HTML5 and on the video.
> 
> It is not a CGI. It renders client side in the browser, without a plug in.
> 
> Technically yes, you can look at the JavaScript in a browser. However
> given the complexity of it + obfuscation you won¹t realistically be able
> to make much sense of it. There is a whole world of difference between
> obfuscated/unreadable JavaScript protected by copyright and the GPL, which
> requires you to upload the stacks for your entire application with
> readable, editable and redistributable code.
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> I hope this helps.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Kevin
> 
> Kevin Miller ~ kevin at livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
> LiveCode: Everyone can code
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