I don't think Apple would approve such an app. -Colin
On Jan 12, 2011, at 7:24 PM, Alan Humpherys wrote: > Evan, > > Thanks for taking the time to check this out. I suspected that they would > come to this conclusion. > > It's sadly ironic that the GPL is getting in the way of distributing software > for free. > > I sincerely hope that some sort of accommodation can be made so that more GPL > Open Source software can be freely distributed through these channels > (iTunes/App Store). Unfortunately, I don't see Apple changing their > process... Since a given software title in their store can switch from free > to paid on a daily basis, they need to track free software the same way that > they track paid software..... > > My proposed solution > ================== > We put a free "Adium" app into the Mac App Store which is licensed using the > BSD (or similar license) which merely does the following > > - Downloads a copy of the "real" adium from CacheFly > - Makes it so subsequent launches of the AppStore provided Application launch > the downloaded Adium binaries > > This gives us the visibility of being available on the App store - and builds > our customer base - yet preserves the spirit of the GPL distribution rules. > The filesystem restrictions on iOS wouldn't allow this for an iPhone version, > but such a thing is definitely possible on MacOS. > > - Alan
