Keep in mind that LGPL restrictions got tighter in v3, and I know there remain many projects out there that are LGPL but have refused v3 for these reasons.
> On Jan 29, 2016, at 11:28 AM, thatsanicehatyouh...@me.com wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks to everyone who answered or commented on this question. This is my > understanding of one path forward. (And everybody sing along, I am not a > lawyer, and the fact that the license is so convoluted that almost literally > everyone feels the need to make this disclaimer is one of the things that > really annoys me about GPL…). > > * LGPL code should be placed into its own framework and be dynamically loaded. > * It can be distributed in this manner in the Mac App Store. > * Create an Xcode project that builds the framework (along with the source > files) into a public GitHub repository. Make this a dependency of your > application project. > * Mac App Store apps cannot load executable code not signed (i.e. delivered) > by the app. > * The LGPL license requires that users have the ability to modify the LGPL > part and link that to the app. Users are free to download the framework > source from GitHub, modify it (without changing the API) and build it. They > can then strip all the code signing from the app, replace the framework in > the app bundle, and run. This should satisfy the letter of the license. (Of > course no one will ever do this. I am assuming this process doesn’t strip the > DRM as well!) > > I’d be happy to hear about a better/easier way to satisfy the last point > while still distributing through the App Store. > > Cheers, > Demitri > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/dru%40druware.com > > This email sent to d...@druware.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
