garpin <[email protected]> writes:
> Someone is distributing an app called "UTM Virtual Machines" based on QEMU on > Mac App Store [1]. Mac App Store has EULA, which is not compatible with GPL > [2]. Apple's EULA imposes restrictions to users' rights, for instance it > forbids reverse engineering. That contradicts GPL #6: "You may not impose any > further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted > herein." > > Do the QEMU developers think that such GPL violation is acceptable? QEMU developers aren't a monolithic enough group to have cohesive view of GPL violations. However if you have been provided a binary containing QEMU code you should in the first instance approach the person who gave you that binary for the relevant source code. If such an offer of code isn't forthcoming then you could try contacting the SFLC and see what they suggest. I'm not sure if their GPL compliance efforts are still ongoing. There may be individual developers willing to help with such an enforcement but I suspect most developers are more interested in hacking on the code than spending their limited time chasing down compliance issues. > > [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/utm-virtual-machines/id1538878817 > [2] > https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement -- Alex Bennée
