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On the page it says it'll probably be $4.99. So it is open source, but it may not be free.

by unwantedLetters 16y ago

mpakes 16y ago
"Free" as in speech, not as in beer.
- unwantedLetters 16y ago
  I stand corrected. For the uninitiated (as myself): "“Free software” does not mean “noncommercial.” A free program must be available for commercial use, commercial development, and commercial distribution. Commercial development of free software is no longer unusual; such free commercial software is very important. You may have paid money to get copies of free software, or you may have obtained copies at no charge. But regardless of how you got your copies, you always have the freedom to copy and change the software, even to sell copies. " From http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
  - Jd 16y ago
    As far as I can tell, this gives anyone the freedom to purchase then give away the software. Meaning that there is no moral, ethical, or legal barrier for the original developer to charge $5 to the first purchaser and for the first purchaser to then give out free copies to everyone else. Perhaps I also need to be initiated to comprehend this...
    - fluidcruft 16y ago
      You are correct :)
rmc 16y ago
It's 'Free Software' under the definition of the Free Software Foundation. It's a term that's synomonys with open source
- fluidcruft 16y ago
  > synomonys with open source No. All free software is open source, but not all open source software is free software. The conditions for calling software "open source" are weaker than those for "free software".
  - rmc 16y ago
    AFAIK nearly all OSI approved licences are also FSF approved, and vice versa. Do you have an example of something that is open source, but not free software?
gmac 16y ago
It's free if you have an iPhone dev account. :) And in response to the last line of the README, it loads and builds absolutely fine in Xcode 3.

On the page it says it'll probably be $4.99. So it is open source, but it may not be free.

mpakes 16y ago

"Free" as in speech, not as in beer.

unwantedLetters 16y ago
I stand corrected. For the uninitiated (as myself): "“Free software” does not mean “noncommercial.” A free program must be available for commercial use, commercial development, and commercial distribution. Commercial development of free software is no longer unusual; such free commercial software is very important. You may have paid money to get copies of free software, or you may have obtained copies at no charge. But regardless of how you got your copies, you always have the freedom to copy and change the software, even to sell copies. " From http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- Jd 16y ago
  As far as I can tell, this gives anyone the freedom to purchase then give away the software. Meaning that there is no moral, ethical, or legal barrier for the original developer to charge $5 to the first purchaser and for the first purchaser to then give out free copies to everyone else. Perhaps I also need to be initiated to comprehend this...
  - fluidcruft 16y ago
    You are correct :)

rmc 16y ago

It's 'Free Software' under the definition of the Free Software Foundation. It's a term that's synomonys with open source

fluidcruft 16y ago
> synomonys with open source No. All free software is open source, but not all open source software is free software. The conditions for calling software "open source" are weaker than those for "free software".
- rmc 16y ago
  AFAIK nearly all OSI approved licences are also FSF approved, and vice versa. Do you have an example of something that is open source, but not free software?

gmac 16y ago

It's free if you have an iPhone dev account. :) And in response to the last line of the README, it loads and builds absolutely fine in Xcode 3.