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It sounds like he wants to make it illegal on the AppStore: > Permission is granted to copy, distribute, or alter Gifsicle, whole or in part, as long as source
by mythz 9y ago
It sounds like he wants to make it illegal on the AppStore:
> Permission is granted to copy, distribute, or alter Gifsicle, whole or in part, as long as source code copyright notices are kept intact, with the following restriction: Developers or distributors who plan to use Gifsicle code, whole or in part, in a product whose source code will not be made available to the end user -- more precisely, in a context which would violate the GPL -- MUST contact the author and obtain permission before doing so.
- https://github.com/kornelski/giflossy#copyrightlicense https://github.com/kornelski/giflossy#copyrightlicense
- jacobush 9y agoHe made it illegal when he chose GPL(v3). The text above just points it out. That it's inconvenient for app store users has no bearing on legality. Of course, as the author, he could with a stroke of the hand give an app store excemption or change/add a license, but clearly, he doesn't want to.
- boomlinde 9y agoThe software is based on Gifsicle, itself a GPLv2 licensed piece of software, so there isn't much the author could legally do about it. This comment section is filled with weird misconceptions about the software and about the compatibility between GPL and the Apple store terms of service. Somehow people think the software is GPLv3 even though a cursory glance will reveal that it isn't. People think that the author of the modification has a say in how it's licensed. It's based on GPLv2 software, he doesn't. Others are saying that while distributing GPLv2 licensed software on the Apple store is fine, GPLv3 isn't, when neither is OK. Sorry for soapboxing here, but it seems appropriate to address all these misconceptions in one place.