The main reasons I stopped contributing were: No easy support for LiveCode script as it was all in binary so versioning was non-existent. Life cycle between a pull request, merge and deployment
The dictionary was the only place I was able to properly contribute. But it still sucked a lot. And was inconsistent between the Doc Viewer and the Doc panel in the script editor. I kind-of got fed up with all of it. The new AI thing is cool. But it would be good to have a good portal for submitting updates and improving the quality of the Guide/Dictionary. Liking where LC10 is heading. I was an outspoken naysayer of Open Sourcing. TBH, I didn't understand the need. I liked it a bit more when it happened. I definitely liked peeking into the core and getting a better understanding of how stuff like the datagrid worked and other bits and bobs. But I am happier now it's gone back into the hands of LCLtd. It makes much more sense. I'd be interested to know if a new SDK is being implemented if it's now no longer open source. Or if Widgets and LCB will remain the main way in (which is probably fine). Sean *Pi * On Wed, 1 Sept 2021 at 13:26, Andre Garzia via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > People had eight years to contribute to the community edition, and they > didn't. I don't think people would now start caring for and devoting the > necessary energy to maintain the community edition. It is because people > didn't organise and contribute that this recent change happened. > > On Wed, 1 Sept 2021 at 12:56, David Bovill via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > Here are my thoughts on this - and a request. > > > > Yes - it’s not a surprising move by Livecode Ltd - they were clearly > > struggling supporting the community aspect and taking the language to the > > next level and they need more revenue to do that. > > > > The question is (for my part at least) - what to do about this. > Personally > > I have never seen a future for a closed source language, and the > projects I > > work on will not fund. Projects developed in closed source - especially > by > > a small company. So I have a choice, switch language, or look to continue > > with developing with the community edition and help build an open source > > community around that. The former (switching languages) is relatively > easy, > > the latter a lot of work. > > > > I’m happy to have a company like Livecode Ltd create closed source > > products that I can use, so how to have both an open source language, > and > > the ability to work with closed source products developed by Livecode > Ltd? > > As I see it the only option is for those interested in the community to > > take control and responsibility for the core language. > > > > There are a number of options with regard to future language development, > > that would put the language on an even par with other open source > > languages, and there are also new ways to finance such initiatives. It > > would be valuable to get together as a community and discuss those. > > > > How about having a community conference to look at what is possible? We > > can do this online and showcase new and existing open source projects and > > discuss the opportunities this new environment presents? > > > > > > 📆 Schedule a call with me > > On 1 Sep 2021, 12:18 +0100, David V Glasgow via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On 1 Sep 2021, at 11:26 am, Bernard Devlin via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > There you had a group of programmers who supposedly loved what > > > > HyperCard could do, but they only loved that concept as a historical > > > > artefact, not as a tool available to people now. > > > > > > Abso-frogging-lutely. > > > > > > The really interesting questions are “why?" and “Is there anything we > > could do about it?” > > > > > > > > > Best Wishes, > > > > > > David Glasgow > > > Consultant Forensic & Clinical Psychologist > > > Carlton Glasgow Partnership > > > Director, Child & Family Training, York > > > Honorary Professor > > > Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit > > > Nottingham Trent University > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > -- > https://www.andregarzia.com <http://www.andregarzia.com> > Want to support me? 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