Hi Josh,
The problem with GPL in Apple's App Store is the additional restrictions
that Apple imposes in order to build and install from source an application.
In order to do that, you need to be a registered developer. Since GPL
forbids adding additional restrictions, Apple's App Store is technically GPL
incompatible. In practice, Apple doesn't really bother, but when GPL
developers file a complaint, they have no choice but to comply and remove
the application, instead of modifying the way applications can be compiled
and installed on an iOS device. The Apache license doesn't have such a
clause and is therefore fully compatible with Apple's App Store.
On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Josh Nisly <free...@joshnisly.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Marc-André Moreau
> <marcandre.mor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Mads,
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Mads Kiilerich <m...@kiilerich.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 02/07/2011 07:12 AM, Marc-André Moreau wrote:
> >> > Hi FreeRDP developers,
> >> Some less relevant comments/opinions:
> >>
> >> OpenSSL is AFAIK the only common crypto library that is incompatible
> >> with GPL. Closed source modifications to use other crypto libraries (no
> >> matter what their license is) is obviously also a problem - just like
> >> all other unpublished modifications.
> >>
> >> GPL rdesktop code is already on app store. FWIW.
> >
> > GPL in the app store is in the "gray zone" right now. Apple will accept
> > them, but if someone files a complaint such as in the case of VLC, Apple
> > will simply remove the app. Since "app stores" are growing in
> popularity, I
> > would expect such cases to grow in number with the years. Gray zones are
> > never good, they leave a false sense of security but anytime someone
> might
> > just pop up and claim it's a violation of the license. Unfortunately, the
> > people who need to address licensing issues in their "app store" often
> just
> > remove the infringing application.
>
> I'm not sure that this is a compelling argument. If the companies
> running app stores simply pull applications whenever licensing
> complaints arise, whether or not they're legitimate, what prevents
> someone from making a bogus complaint regarding Apache-licensed source
> and getting an application pulled? Expecting Apple to understand the
> nuances of differing open source licenses seems ... optimistic.
>
> JoshN
>
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