El dj 29 de 03 de 2012 a les 00:13 +0200, en/na Bernard Chardonneau va escriure: > > Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:27:24 +0100 > > From: "Jimmy O'Regan" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Apertium-stuff] GSoC: Embedding Apertium in iPhone is a no-go. > > On 28 March 2012 14:19, Jacob Nordfalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2012/3/28 Jacob Nordfalk <[email protected]> > > >> What!? > > >> 2012/3/28 Jimmy O'Regan <[email protected]> > > >>> > > >>> On 28 March 2012 11:33, Jacob Nordfalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > Overall, make sure that your port can be published in Apples store. > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> The short answer is, it can't be. > > >>> > > >>> The long answer is, it would require every major contributor of every > > >>> component that would be distributed to agree to a set of exceptions to > > >>> the GPL. Not just the engine, each translator. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement > > >>> > > >>> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/no-gpl-apps-for-apples-app-store/8046 > > >>> > > > > > > > > > OK > > > > > > I just can't believe what I'm reading.... > > > > > > Apple's terms effectively disallows GPL software and they are actively > > > excluding GPL from their store. > > > > > > > We have had conversations on this list on this topic before, though > > Apple's terms were much worse then. > > > > > But if Apertium never, ever, can be a part of ane app for iPhone > > > distributed > > > thru the only distribution channed that Apple allows, then I can't think > > > of > > > any reason at all for using any time at all on this platform for GSoC. > > > > > > Can someone please make me change my mind and tell I'm dreaming. > > > > There is still Cydia (an alternative appstore for jailbroken phones), > > and there is still the possibility that someone with an iOS developer > > setup may wish to compile it themselves. The appstore terms have > > improved considerably since the last time the topic was raised, > > perhaps they may become suitable, in time. > > > > So, if I follow : > > Preliminary question : What about Apertium on Android ? > > Second questions : What is interesting for Apertium team to develop > Apertium aplications on iphone ? Is it to make money by selling that ? > > Now to the main subject. > I suppose when google accepted Apertium propositions, they read it. Il was > possible for them to accept several propositions and to refuse others. > So, I suppose Google CHOOSED to accept a project for Apple iPhone in GSoC.
NB: Google doesn't read the proposals, or have any input in the selection process. Fran ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Apertium-stuff mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff
