On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Colin Barrett <co...@springsandstruts.com> wrote: > Legal language aside, the code signing and receipt system is tied to each > individual machine, even for free applications.
I don't know anything about the App Store. Are code signing and receipts useful for non-paid applications, or is there just no special case in place to avoid it? It's just assumed people will want to know how many total installations they have and whatnot? > Apple wants you to buy / download copies of applications through their online > store which not an onerous requirement these days but the GPLv2 at least was > written and designed in a world where most software came on floppies and > ordering another copy might take weeks thus their insistence on being able to > distribute binary copies to "help your neighbor". Until the App Store shuts down, of course ;)
