On 03/07, Karlin High wrote: > Okay, probably not. Apple and GPL-maker the Free Software Foundation seem > pretty uninterested in each other's goals. > > <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement> > > <https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/apple-app-store-anniversary-marks-ten-years-of-proprietary-appsploitation>
My message to the list yesterday seems to have not gone through, but here's my (IANAL) understanding of the situation: Unless Apple has changed its policy, the App Store terms of use impose restrictions beyond that of the software's license, which violates any version of the GPL, even with the source code. Moreover, iOS does not allow the user to install unsigned software, so even if the user can modify the software they can not run it in iOS. GPLv2 allows this, but the loophole was closed in GPLv3. In order to legally distribute GPL-licensed software through the App Store, all contributors (unless they have signed a CLA) must agree to relicense the iOS version of the software or make an exception to the license. Nextcloud is an example of the latter.[1] I'm not familiar with Stockfish and am not sure what their situation is. See also.[2] [1] https://github.com/nextcloud/ios/blob/master/COPYING.iOS [2] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement
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