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What would you do with it if you can't add more software yourself? (which Apple expressly forbids). Try to customize your vim macros? Nope. Want to change your

What would you do with it if you can't add more software yourself? (which Apple expressly forbids). Try to customize your vim macros? Nope. Want to change your ~/.bash_profile? Also against the rules.

Wowfunhappy 8y ago
Editing bash_profile would be against the rules? Where is the line between software and configuration?
- tambourine_man 8y ago
  I’m also not sure it would be forbidden, but it’s an interesting question
- pault 8y ago
  There are apps that let you run your own code. I think the restriction is on apps that allow you to download and execute third party code.
  - Wowfunhappy 8y ago
    If you can write code, you can also copy and paste code from the internet.
0x38B 8y ago
As far as the rules, quoting Federico Viticci[1]: "For a long time, Apple's App Store review guidelines prohibited apps from downloading executable code from the Internet. The company's original stance resulted in IDEs that couldn't sync scripts and programs across multiple devices – a serious limitation for the emergent movement of programmers embracing the iPad Pro as a portable workstation. Fortunately, Apple started relaxing their rules earlier this year, allowing "apps designed to teach, develop, or test executable code" to download and run code." As an example of what's possible, in Pythonista 3[2] on my iPad Pro I installed StaSH[3] (bash-like shell implementation), youtube-dl using pip, and then wrote a simple script[4] to let me save YouTube videos with a long-press on a link -> Share -> Run Pythonista 3 Script... 1: https://www.macstories.net/linked/pythonista-3-2-syncs-scripts-with-icloud-supports-open-in-place-via-ios-11s-files-app/ https://www.macstories.net/linked/pythonista-3-2-syncs-scrip... 2: https://omz-software.com/pythonista/ https://omz-software.com/pythonista/ 3: https://github.com/ywangd/stash https://github.com/ywangd/stash 4: https://gist.github.com/solarfl4re/0a3647788f8ec2f375f2da3db55fb0fe https://gist.github.com/solarfl4re/0a3647788f8ec2f375f2da3db...
- tambourine_man 8y ago
  Amazing, I may steal the idea.
- deleted 8y ago
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Wowfunhappy 8y ago

Editing bash_profile would be against the rules? Where is the line between software and configuration?

tambourine_man 8y ago
I’m also not sure it would be forbidden, but it’s an interesting question
pault 8y ago
There are apps that let you run your own code. I think the restriction is on apps that allow you to download and execute third party code.
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago
  If you can write code, you can also copy and paste code from the internet.

0x38B 8y ago

As far as the rules, quoting Federico Viticci[1]: "For a long time, Apple's App Store review guidelines prohibited apps from downloading executable code from the Internet. The company's original stance resulted in IDEs that couldn't sync scripts and programs across multiple devices – a serious limitation for the emergent movement of programmers embracing the iPad Pro as a portable workstation. Fortunately, Apple started relaxing their rules earlier this year, allowing "apps designed to teach, develop, or test executable code" to download and run code." As an example of what's possible, in Pythonista 3[2] on my iPad Pro I installed StaSH[3] (bash-like shell implementation), youtube-dl using pip, and then wrote a simple script[4] to let me save YouTube videos with a long-press on a link -> Share -> Run Pythonista 3 Script... 1: https://www.macstories.net/linked/pythonista-3-2-syncs-scripts-with-icloud-supports-open-in-place-via-ios-11s-files-app/ https://www.macstories.net/linked/pythonista-3-2-syncs-scrip... 2: https://omz-software.com/pythonista/ https://omz-software.com/pythonista/ 3: https://github.com/ywangd/stash https://github.com/ywangd/stash 4: https://gist.github.com/solarfl4re/0a3647788f8ec2f375f2da3db55fb0fe https://gist.github.com/solarfl4re/0a3647788f8ec2f375f2da3db...

tambourine_man 8y ago
Amazing, I may steal the idea.
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