On 09/15/2011 09:12 AM, Matt Giuca wrote:
Would the following text be suitable to put on the wiki, and
represent the sort-of consensus:
=== iOS and the App Store ===
It is questionable whether iOS and the App Store can fulfil the
requirements of the LGPL. From a long thread on the fluid-dev
mailinglist [insert link to archive], it was concluded that the
developer distributing an application using FluidSynth must fulfil
the following conditions:
* He/she must release all changes to the FluidSynth source code
under the LGPL.
* He/she must release all other code of the application, either as
source or as linkable object files, so that an independent user can
relink the application with a different version of FluidSynth.
In addition, the App Store distribution mechanism might be
incompatible with the LGPL, so the developer risks that Apple
chooses to remove the application. To avoid that risk, the developer
can choose to distribute his application through e g Cydia.
The following FluidSynth copyright holders have agreed not to
actively raise complaints against FluidSynth App Store applications,
provided the above conditions are met:
Peter Hanappe
Josh "Element" Green
Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas
David Henningsson
Matt Guica
Okay, I agree to have my name on that. Except it's "Giuca" not "Guica".
(I guess it's a wiki so I can always change it.) :)
Sorry. As a matter of fact, the very day I misspelled your name, I got
my own misspelled. Coincidence or karma? :-)
However FluidSynth has a lot of copyright holders, so the above is
NOT a guarantee that not any other FluidSynth contributor, or anyone
else, won't choose to raise a complaint against Apple for
distributing FluidSynth.
"NOT a guarantee that any other" (remove the second occurrence of "not").
Ok, sentence reworked.
It may also be prudent to add one or more of the following points:
* The FluidSynth developers are not responsible for any decision made
by Apple with regards to distribution of software via the App Store.
I think this is pretty obvious and does not need to be added.
* Regardless of the exact legality of releasing LGPL code on the App
Store, Apple is known to be conservative and remove software when in
doubt of its legal status (e.g., VLC was removed from the App Store
due to a complaint raised over its GPL license).
Ok, added a note in the second draft.
// David
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