On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 1:24 AM garpin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? > If you look closer, you can find the source code on the developer website: https://github.com/utmapp/UTM The app on the store is the same according to the authors. > > [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 > >
