Open source, closed source, and the value of code

[Richard Gaskin]

J. Landman Gay wrote:

 > If memory serves, the LC team has (had?) a service that would build
 > for iOS for you as well as help with all the back-end Apple
 > certification, etc. Is that still around?

I don't believe so.  As I wrote in this thread two days ago:

>  > What I questionned is that we're going to be missing an intermediate
>  > tool/license that would allow somebody to close SOME of his work at a
>  > reasonable cost for a hobbyist. Just as was originally designed in
>  > Hypercard.
>
> Originally HyperCard was given away for free with every Mac.
>
> Indeed, once it became a product under Claris it proved difficult for it
> to sustain itself economically.
>
> FWIW, LC has experimented with a wide range of price points over the
> years, including many that match price points suggested in recent
> related threads here.  If they had produced the sort of results hoped
> for we wouldn't be having this conversation today.


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