On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 12:02 AM, kenneth marken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Saturday 12 July 2008 06:00:48 Dylan Semler wrote: > > I wouldn't want to promote that article too much. It's written like it's > > complete FUD: it makes outrageous claims and doesn't cite any sources. I > > myself have a hard time believing two of the five points: > > > > * "iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to > > Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can't be on > > everyone's phones." I can believe that Apple has authority over some > > central official repository of software, but do they really prevent > people > > from distributing software independently? If there is no way to get > > software on the iPhone without going through Apple, how does anyone test > > their applications before releasing them? If there is a way to > distribute > > software indepentent of Apple, do iPhones check the liscense of the app > and > > "completely block free software"? > > > > this may be informative: > http://www.linux.com/feature/131752 > > Wow, thanks for the link, that explains everything. I guess the FSF article is more accurate than I thought. -- Dylan Type faster. Use Dvorak: http://dvzine.org
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