On 2014-08-22, at 06:13 AM, Knoll Lars <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 22/08/14 11:32, "Jake Petroules" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> What makes the iOS App Store different from the others? > > Microsoft has added explicit exception clauses for FOSS software in their > terms. To quote > (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh694058.aspx): > > "Your license terms must also not conflict with the Standard Application > License Terms, in any way, except if you include FOSS, your license terms > may conflict with the limitations set forth in Section 3 of the Standard > Application License Terms, but only to the extent required by the FOSS > that you use." > > > Google play has this term in section 5.4 > (https://play.google.com/intl/ALL_us/about/developer-distribution-agreement > .html): > > "5.4 You grant to the user a non-exclusive, worldwide, and perpetual > license to perform, display, and use the Product on the Device. If you > choose, you may include a separate end user license agreement (EULA) in > your Product that will govern the user's rights to the Product in lieu of > the previous sentence." > > > So both are actually rather friendly to open source, as Google gives you > enough flexibility in your licensing terms, and Microsoft explicitly > removes restrictions that would conflict with your usage of open source > software contained in the product. > > Apple has restrictions, but no exceptions for open source software. > > Cheers, > Lars >
Did you know vendors can add a custom license agreement for their applications in iTunes Connect? IANAL either, but have a look at Apple's requirements for custom EULAs; not sure if this changes the situation any: http://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/appstore/dev/minterms/ (App Store) http://www.apple.com/legal/macapps/dev/minterms/ (Mac App Store) -- Jake Petroules - jake.petroules at petroules.com Chief Technology Officer - Petroules Corporation _______________________________________________ Development mailing list [email protected] http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development
