The opinion of the operator of the website is not necessarily representative of the developers. And the project leaders don't own the copyright to Remi's thous

The opinion of the operator of the website is not necessarily representative of the developers. And the project leaders don't own the copyright to Remi's thousands of contributions, so they can't choose to re-license it or give Apple permission to release the app under any additional licensing or obligations above and beyond the exact stipulations of the GPL.