Rant on my favourite topics : LC server with a side-dish of on-rev :-)

[Matthias Rebbe]

Rick,

the commercial version of LcServer supports encryption, the use of password protected stacks and you can use the tsNet external with it, but you have to install these externals manually, because the build process currently doesn´t include them into to builds.
Another difference is you do not require your code be distributed under GPL.
But with community version of LcServer you have to do so "in case your server code is an integral part of making your LC based software work".
See LiveCode open source questions at https://livecode.com/resources/support/ask-a-question/ <https://livecode.com/resources/support/ask-a-question/>

Maybe there are also other differences, but the above are the ones i know.

Matthias

> Am 20.11.2017 um 17:36 schrieb Rick Harrison via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>>:
> 
> Hi Ralph,
> 
> It looks to me that they did it this way
> because there isn’t any automatic
> way to check for a valid license
> the same way as the paid version
> of LiveCode works. As you say, the
> commercial version of LC server 
> lacks the GUI which would make
> that auto-validation step possible.
> 
> A list of the differences between
> the community version and the
> commercial version would be
> useful so users can see what if
> anything they are missing by not
> having the paid version of LC.
> (It might be an incentive for those
> who do not yet have a paid version.)
> 
> I have to download my new commercial
> version and install it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rick
> 
>> On Nov 20, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> There is no license registration for LC server because there is no GUI. You only have the rights to use the commercial server if you have paid version of LC. This way only account holders with the proper license can download the commercial server.
>> 
>> Ralph DiMola
>> IT Director
>> Evergreen Information Services
>> rdimola at evergreeninfo.net <mailto:rdimola at evergreeninfo.net>
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Rick Harrison via use-livecode
>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:28 AM
>> To: How to use LiveCode
>> Cc: Rick Harrison
>> Subject: Re: Rant on my favourite topics : LC server with a side-dish of on-rev :-)
>> 
>> Hi Matthias,
>> 
>> I have been downloading everything from the downloads page for so long that I hardly ever visit my Livecode account page.  Apparently now there is a separate tab just for server which has a password attached.  Why this appears to be the exception to the rule of getting everything from the downloads page is anyone’s guess.
>> 
>> Is there any difference between the
>> community version and the commercial
>> version of server other than the license?
>> Where would I find a list of those
>> differences if it exists somewhere?
>> 
>> Thank you for getting back to me!
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>>> On Nov 19, 2017, at 5:05 PM, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Rick,
>>> 
>>> if you have an Indy or Business license of Livecode , then you should find the commercial license of LcServer in your Livcode account.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Matthias
>> 
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