On 22 April 2012 14:06, Matt Giuca <matt.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > My assessment is that iOS is completely incompatible with free software. My > close (non-lawyer) reading of the (L)GPL v2 and 3 finds that it would be a > violation of the GPL to distribute software via the App Store. Regardless > of the technical compatibility with licenses, these devices are clearly > against the spirit of free software, forcing all software developers to > grant none of the four freedoms set out by Richard Stallman. > > Brett Smith actually mentioned that in his talk as well, that distributing on the app store violates both GPLv2 and v3.
Also, on the defective by design website they have a guide to DRM free living: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide. The categories are a mess though. _______________________________________________ Free-software-melb mailing list Free-software-melb@lists.softwarefreedom.com.au http://lists.softwarefreedom.com.au/mailman/listinfo/free-software-melb
