On Monday 02 November 2015 12:10:40 Charles Parnot wrote: > Hi all, > > Sorry for the newbie question. I posted it on the forum, but someone > recommended I posted it on this mailing list instead: > https://forum.owncloud.org/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=31273&p=100360#p100360 > > My apologies if this is not the right place. > > > I'd like to add support for various sync services in our iOS app, including > Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. and maybe ownCloud (one user was interested). > ownCloud looks like a very nice implementation of file syncing that should > be useful in many situations where the user want to know where their data > is. However, I am trying to understand the licensing issues, and the FAQs > are a bit confusing in that regard, so my apologies for the dumb > questions. > The FAQs say: > > Can I write closed source or proprietary apps for ownCloud? > > Yes, but following the requirements of the under the AGPLv3, these can be > > distributed or made available to users outside of your household or > > organization only under the ownCloud Enterprise Edition, which supports > > integration with proprietary technologies. Contact ownCloud, Inc. for > > details. > Since the iOS app would only be using the APIs, and not any code from > ownCloud, I don't understand how the AGPL would apply (and the grammar is > a bit weird in the above sentence, adding to my confusion). I assume AGPL > does not apply for an iOS app using the APIs and you are talking about > other types of apps, but I am a bit confused (yes, I use this word a lot!) > and I want to make sure I don't get myself in trouble if I start doing > anything ownCloud-related. > > Also, I noticed the iOS library is MIT, but the iOS app is GPL. It's too > bad about the latter, because it probably contains a lot of code that > would be useful for people like me that want to add support for ownCloud > in an iOS app. Maybe there is code with another example app that could be > useful to have support added quickly for maintaining one folder in sync > with the local filesystem on iOS? To be fair, even Dropbox does not have > any code like this, but I was hoping for that one user that ownCloud > support could be added quickly... Sorry I am all whining and very > demanding > > All in all, ownCloud seems like a very appealing solution, but it has some > scary wording/licensing for client developers. I also fully understand if > maybe 3rd-party apps are not part of the overall strategy, in which case > I'd like to know before (not) getting started.
I'd appreciate feedback: https://github.com/owncloud/owncloud.org/pull/774 Sorry for the brainfart that is all the formatting changes, I couldn't help myself and only later realized I should have kept that in a separate commit. > Thanks! > > Charles > > -- > Charles Parnot > Your Lab Notebook, Reinvented. > http://findingsapp.com -- Disclaimer: Everything I do and say is based on my view of the world today. I am not responsible for changes in the world, nor my view on it. Everything I say is meant in a positive and friendly way, unless explicitly stated otherwise. find me on blog.jospoortvliet.com _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
