Re: Google and OpenSource apps
On 11/23/20 10:50 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote:
The "free" described in the GPL and other open source licenses isn't
about money ("gratis") but freedom ("libre"). This ambiguity with "free"
is among the many limitations of our language, but few speak Latin so
the license was written in English, with descriptions of how "free"
applies. :)
Nadia Eghbal gave and interesting LongNow talk last week on opensource
software maintenance, explaining along the way Jacob Thornton's
distinction between
free as in beer
free as in speech
free as in puppy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX0pPg-gyX8
and if you've got a free hour, the whole talk is worth the listen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnI1nz2CBnI
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Re: Google and OpenSource apps
J. Landman Gay wrote: On 11/23/20 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That restriction is viewed as rendering Apple's ToS logically incompatible with the freedoms guaranteed in the GPL, which expressly require no limitations on usage. The restriction is only for the number of beta testers though. Is that enough to qualify for the restriction? The issue was with customer accounts, not dev accounts, which IIRC are restricted to a 10-device limit. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
On 11/23/20 11:59 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode wrote: The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That restriction is viewed as rendering Apple's ToS logically incompatible with the freedoms guaranteed in the GPL, which expressly require no limitations on usage. The restriction is only for the number of beta testers though. Is that enough to qualify for the restriction? -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
J. Landman Gay wrote:
> With the caution that apps made from open source libraries usually
> can't charge money. It depends on the license.
Given the range of licenses out there I suppose anything's possible, but
I've never seen an open source license that explicitly prohibits per-use
end-user cost.
The GNU Public License (GPL) governing LC Community Edition expresses no
opinion on costs at all.
Indeed, in the early days of the GPL none other than its inventor,
Richard Stallman, used to sell floppies containing his GPL-governed
utilities (though it was a modest fee, just enough to cover his material
costs and time).
The "free" described in the GPL and other open source licenses isn't
about money ("gratis") but freedom ("libre"). This ambiguity with "free"
is among the many limitations of our language, but few speak Latin so
the license was written in English, with descriptions of how "free"
applies. :)
But although there are no licensing constraints on fees one may charge
for the distribution of a finished software, those who receive the
software do have the right to expect access to the source code at no
additional cost.
And the GPL also grants them the freedom to modify the source code
however they like, and to distribute their modified version and its
source to whomever they like, at any price they like, which can (and use
does) include zero.
So while there's no copyright constraint on charging for open source
works, the restriction is simply pragmatic:
If you build a business model solely on per-user fees, and you choose a
license that allows the user to have access to the source and to
distribute modified versions of it, you will likely sell exactly one
copy, to a user who will exercise those freedoms.
The GPL is an excellent license when your goal is about sharing for
users, and proliferation of derivative works by other developers.
More permissive licenses like MIT may be useful for models benefiting
from open source process and proprietary consumer deployment.
Proprietary licenses may be needed for other business models.
And with LC, they offer three models:
- Community, governed by GPL, favoring sharing.
- Community Plus, a proprietary license for free-as-in-gratis
deployment to iOS and elsewhere.
- Indy and Business, for proprietary use also allowing per-use
fee-based distribution.
And as Jacque noted, some bundled components may have their own
licensing restrictions, where only some are dual-licensed and others
proprietary-only - see license and functionality breakdown here:
https://livecode.com/products/livecode-platform/pricing/
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Re: Google and OpenSource apps
Klaus - Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of LC? Apple does definitively not, as I know. AFAIK Apple has no policy prohibiting any open source app, provided it meets their other requirements. The issue with deploying apps governed specifically by the Gnu Public License (GPL, which is used for LC Community distribution) has to do with Apple's limitation on the number of downloads per account. That restriction is viewed as rendering Apple's ToS logically incompatible with the freedoms guaranteed in the GPL, which expressly require no limitations on usage. AFAIK Google has no such limit on downloads, so their ToS is seen as compatible with the GPL. -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
With the caution that apps made from open source libraries usually can't charge money. It depends on the license. Libraries aren't the same as development IDEs. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 23, 2020 11:42:26 AM Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: Hi Jaque, Am 23.11.2020 um 18:17 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode : I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer term of service docs. thank you, so the answer is probably yes. :-) -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
Hi Jaque, > Am 23.11.2020 um 18:17 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > : > > I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based > on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer > term of service docs. thank you, so the answer is probably yes. :-) > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
I don't know. But I see a lot of free apps in the Play Store that are based on open source libraries. The information might be buried in the developer term of service docs. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On November 23, 2020 8:27:21 AM Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote: No idea? Anyone? Am 21.11.2020 um 11:57 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode : Hi friends, quick question: Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of LC? Apple does definitively not, as I know. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
No idea? Anyone? > Am 21.11.2020 um 11:57 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > quick question: > Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of > LC? > > Apple does definitively not, as I know. > > > Best > > Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: Google and OpenSource apps
> Am 21.11.2020 um 11:57 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode > : > > Hi friends, > > quick question: > Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of > LC? of course I mean mobile apps for Android. > Apple does definitively not, as I know. > > > Best > > Klaus > -- > Klaus Major > https://www.major-k.de > kl...@major-k.de -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Google and OpenSource apps
Hi friends, quick question: Does Google allow apps that have been created with the Community Version of LC? Apple does definitively not, as I know. Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
