If we could have our own LC App Store, where people could play an app with a player app on different platforms, it would be quite excellent.
At the very least, I think Apple would object. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 11, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Roger Eller via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Several companies HAVE their own app stores. Samsung is one that comes to > mind. http://joyofandroid.com/android-app-store-alternatives/ > > ~Roger > > > On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> If Apple and Google allowed player apps that play external code, companies >> could essentially set up their own app stores, bypassing google play and >> iTunes. >> I cannot imagine either company would appreciate that. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 11, 2017, at 9:52 AM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >>> >>> Mark, >>> >>> Thanks for weighing in. I would like to read into those licenses that I >>> could update my core LCS, but I know in my soul that if I do that it's >> just >>> a shoe waiting to drop that could affect not only my license but the >> entire >>> LC community. I also feel that when I create an extra button(with stub >> code) >>> because a "data" update offers more options that I am staying within the >>> guidelines and the spirit of the App/Play store rules. I see this as >> simple >>> decision. I call it the "Johnny, did you eat a cookie?" scenario. Johnny >>> says "no" because he did not eat "A" cookie but ate 3 cookies. I am not >> a 2 >>> year old and know what these rules were intended to prevent. >>> >>> By the way, I was once rejected because my data update "answer" dialog >> was >>> worded as "An app update is available". I explained that it was a data >>> update and not code and changed the verbiage of the dialog. I then passed >>> the review. Moral: The review team can look VERY close at any app during >>> review. >>> >>> As it was said in Goodfellows... At least, that's how I feel. >>> >>> Ralph DiMola >>> IT Director >>> Evergreen Information Services >>> rdim...@evergreeninfo.net >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On >> Behalf >>> Of Mark Waddingham via use-livecode >>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 7:24 AM >>> To: How to use LiveCode >>> Cc: Mark Waddingham >>> Subject: Re: Mobile LC Apps Downloading Stacks After installation >>> >>>> On 2017-08-11 12:20, Jonathan Lynch via use-livecode wrote: >>>> I know the reviewers at app stores are not always careful, but >>>> something like an LC player would surely get their notice. >>> >>> Review, from my understanding, is heavily automated (it has to be - if >> you >>> think of the scale of the App Stores these days). However, there is >> always a >>> means to get in contact with a human about specific issues (which can >> take a >>> while to get escalated with someone who can actually do something - but >> at >>> least it is possible). >>> >>>> They do allow us to import JS, but JS is way more sandboxed than LC. >>> >>> Yes - this is true - however, as I noticed this morning Apple no longer >> have >>> their advisory about allowing arbitrary JS to be downloaded and run >> within a >>> WebView. This is simply because you can could build a host app which >> gives >>> access to every single OS API on iOS and make all of them callable from >> JS >>> (even if the JS bundled with the app does not use any of it). >>> >>> So, the point is the language is not the point - what the code running in >>> the language does is important. >>> >>> Like Google, Apple are wanting to know precisely what OS APIs your app is >>> calling at the point of review - so they have some idea of the surface >> area >>> of attack for any malicious intent. How much analysis they currently do, >>> no-one really knows - however the guidelines means that (in principal) >> they >>> have reasons to pull any apps very quickly if they find that they are >> doing >>> something which is 'not allowed'. >>> >>> Warmest Regards, >>> >>> Mark. >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ >>> LiveCode: Everyone can create apps >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
