I seem to have missed something

[Terry Judd]

Presumably(?) being in an educational setting means the whole internal apps licensing model doesn’t apply but I agree with James that it doesn’t seem quite equitableas it is currently designed and that there is a case for differentiating between developers and users. By way of comparison, a number of people in my work group use Trello and those users that need to create boards and edit board pay, but those who just need to access them don’t. What about a lower cost ‘player’ application that can run internal stacks/apps but not create or modify them?

Terry

From: use-livecode <use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com> on behalf of James At The Hales via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Date: Friday, 26 July 2024 at 10:38 AM
To: use-livecode at lists.runrev.com <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
Cc: James At The Hales <james at thehales.id.au>
Subject: Re: I seem to have missed something
Perhaps it would help if there was a definition of a seat, re licensing.
There seems to be confusion in parts.

Making an app and selling it is fine, 5% of sale price per sale. Crystal clear.

But, making an app and distributing it for free (via app store of whatever) or within a company is muddled.

Some of Kevin’s replies seem to point to a cost for the distributed app equivalent to a “seat”.

This doesn’t make sense to me unless the distributed app is using LC resources (e.g web systems or AI).
I mean if the app is standalone (not using LC services) what does it matter if I give it freely to my friends or work colleagues? It is still a free app (from their point of view.)

Surely a “seat” refers to developers accessing the Create IDE, to make apps.
Not users of the app?

So shouldn’t a distinction be made between “developer seats” and client/user seats that do or not access LC services?

James



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