Licensing

A commercial IDE with source ownership and deployable applications.

Safire licensing is built around a clear product boundary: the licensed SafireIDE provides professional productivity, while source ownership, command-line build paths and end-user runtime deployment preserve developer trust.

Licensed SafireIDE

  • Visual form/window designer.
  • Visual report designer direction.
  • Dictionary/table designer and browse/update tooling.
  • Property, event and data-binding panels.
  • AI Assistant Pad, review history and controlled patch workflow.
  • Templates, wizards, diagnostics and support bundle workflow.

Non-IDE and runtime boundary

  • Source files remain readable and developer-owned.
  • Command-line check/build path remains important.
  • Runtime and end-user packages should not require the licensed IDE.
  • End users receive the application and runtime components they need.
  • Licensing details may vary by edition and final commercial terms.

Recommended product boundary

This table summarizes the intended boundary for review.

CapabilityPosition
Safire source languageDeveloper-owned project source that remains readable and maintainable.
Compiler and CLI pathAvailable enough to check and build projects without forcing every task through the licensed IDE.
Runtime and end-user packagesIndependent from the developer IDE. End users should not need SafireIDE installed.
SafireIDELicensed professional productivity product.
AI Assistant PadLicensed IDE feature for project-aware productivity, patch review, audit and diagnostics.