HTML5 Campaign

[Paul Dupuis]

Pledge or not as you (or any individual) like. You had asked about the
nature of the campaign - whether it would go forward to not regardless
of whether the goal was met - and I was responding to that to try to
clarify (at least as I understand it).

Adding HTML5 to Livecode via a pure Open Source effort is unlikely to
happen very quickly (if ever). Open source efforts are generally
notoriously slow compared to commercial development efforts.

I want HTML5 as a deployment option for my LiveCode projects, in
addition to all current platforms. I'd like it sooner rather than very
much later (or never), so I pledged to the project the cost of 2 Pro
licenses (as we have 2 Commercial Pro licenses for the current offerings
from RunRev). I also pledge a comparable amount to the original
Kickstarter campaign. I feel I have received and continue to receive my
money's worth from that original campaign and I expect I will also
receive my money's worth from the HTML5 campaign.

I also agree that some disparity still exists between iOS and Android in
LiveCode, but I have seen the disparity shrink as a result of the
original Kickstarter campaign and Runrev's efforts to ensure parity
where possible. While Android appears on the rise compared to iOS, the
multitude of stats at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems suggest
that Android and iOS as still essentially comparable with regard to
installed bases. I expect that as Android continues to gain market
share, RunRev being no fool, will continue to close the parity gap
between Android and iOS in LiveCode.


On 7/21/2014 11:29 AM, Erik Beugelaar wrote:
> I understand the call to pledge but you can also consider the fact we have 1200 LinkedIn members connected in the LiveCode membergroup. 
> If the need to get HTML5 is so high, I cant explain why lets say an investnent of $200 or more is too much. It will be an Open Source project too, right? So it doesnt have to be a stopper for years if this campain will fail. If the project has the interest of open source co-developers, they will step into this journey. That was one of the main reasons RunRev made LiveCode Open Source to move forward. It would be interesting to know how many contributed  developers are currently involved in the ongoing process of LiveCode. 
> My fear is that the ones who have already pledged before are cautious to invest again because the Next Generation has just started to get attention and will be a must to get LiveCode widely accepted as an Android killer platform which is leading platform nowadays. At the moment. LiveCode is moving forward into the top 10 of the leading mobile cross-platform tools. the funding of 395k bucks will be peanuts. I dont want to offend anybody but thats what I think. First put all effort in a fast engine with little overhead using unicode and offer native control implementation on iOS and Android using widgets/themes.
>
>
>  Paul Dupuis <paul at researchware.com> wrote:
>
>> On 7/21/2014 2:03 AM, Glen Bojsza wrote:
>>> Maybe I misunderstanding the HTML5 Campaign...?
>> In Kickstarter style crowdfunding, a goal is say to raise X amount of
>> money in Y days. Typically ff the goal of X dollars is not met in Y
>> days, all pledges are not collected. The project is not funded at all.
>>
>> In RunRev's HTML5 campaign, the target amount needs to be raised in the
>> specified time period (end of this month). If not, it is likely that the
>> project will not move forward at all at this time. A web deployment
>> option for LiveCode will be postponed until a at least a couple YEARS
>> down the line.
>>
>> So pledge what you can, now.
>>
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