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I have to call out the whole referenced article as BS. The situation is that Rene filed the complaint, and after Apple complied with Rene's request, Rene then b
by bugsy 16y ago
I have to call out the whole referenced article as BS. The situation is that Rene filed the complaint, and after Apple complied with Rene's request, Rene then blogged that Apple was being mean by removing the app, as he had requested.
Sorry but there is no honest interpretation here in which Apple is the bad guy and long winded articles claiming so because they only tell half the story are dishonest.
- CopyrightTroll 16y agoThe article is correct. Rene complained to Apple that this VLC GPL app should not be on the App Store because of the GPL terms. So Apple removed it. Adding drama or feelings is beside the point. Rene is a child if he thinks he's going to change anything with this act. If he wouldn't have said anything, Apple wouldn't have cared. It's not Apple's job to make sure the GPL is followed, just the App Store terms. It's funny to read about people like Rene trying to 'change' Apple. If you don't like it, find another device and App Store platform for your highly restrictive GPL apps.
- jedsmith 16y agoIt's a lot easier to blame Apple, and people love doing it. In the other thread I was absolutely appalled that the leader of the project was shifting all of the blame to Apple, and standing by his choice to do so. Just look at all of the comments on Hacker News (one in this thread) reviling Apple for their supposed "anti-GPL stance". Clearly, the VideoLAN people got what they wanted: the app removed, and pie in the face for Apple with respect to the GPL. Two wins for the price of one? Link: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2083254 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2083254