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   LiveCode 6.0 Released in Free and Commercial Editions

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   The spirit of HyperCard lives on with the release of LiveCode 6.0 from
   Runtime Revolution (RunRev for short) in two versions ' a free
   open-source [1]LiveCode Community edition and a [2]LiveCode Commercial
   edition meant for developing professional applications. This follows
   the successful [3]Kickstarter campaign that resuscitated the
   cross-platform toolkit (which began life as MetaCard before
   transmogrifying into LiveCode), which exceeded its funding goals in
   late February (see '[4]LiveCode Crowdfunds Free, Open-Source Update,'
   22 February 2013).

   LiveCode can be used to develop apps that run on Mac OS X, iOS,
   Android, Windows, and Linux platforms, and the free [5]LiveCode
   Community edition can be used to create apps for yourself or for
   commercial purposes. However, the [6]GPL license used by RunRev
   requires all apps created using the LiveCode Community edition be open
   source and the source code be made public, even if you're selling your
   app.

   If you want to keep your source code away from prying eyes, you can opt
   for the [7]LiveCode Commercial edition, which is offered as a [8]$500
   annual license subscription as well as other licensing options starting
   at $499 (for embedding a LiveCode component in a single iOS app;
   pricing can rise depending on the number of employees in your
   organization). Additionally, if you plan on making your app available
   through one of Apple's App Stores, you'll need the Commercial edition
   as the GPL license is incompatible with Apple's own licensing
   requirements.

   To learn more about creating apps using LiveCode, RunRev is offering
   [9]three tutorials (called 'academies') ' an overview plus two others
   oriented toward creating games ' that can be purchased separately for
   $50 or bundled together for $99 for a one-year subscription.

   LiveCode 6.0 can be run on Mac OS X 10.4.11 Tiger on PowerPC-based
   Macs, 10.5.8 Leopard and later on both Intel and PowerPC systems, and
   10.6 Snow Leopard and later on Intel-based Macs. The free LiveCode
   Community edition download weighs in at 54.1 MB, and you can view the
   full list of changes from version 5.5.4 in this [10]downloadable PDF.

References

   1. http://www.runrev.com/products/Open-Source/Community-Edition-Overview/
   2. http://www.runrev.com/products/Overview/
   3. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-livecode
   4. http://tidbits.com/article/13582
   5. http://www.runrev.com/products/Open-Source/Community-Edition-Overview/
   6. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html
   7. http://www.runrev.com/products/Overview/
   8. http://www.runrev.com/store/product/livecode-commercial
   9. http://www.runrev.com/LiveCode-Academy/
  10. http://www.runrev.com/downloads/livecode/6_0_0/LiveCodeNotes-6_0_0.pdf

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