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> I guess I just like my tech stack to be as open and unrestrictive as possible. Note that this is another area where you have this user vs. developer trade of
by athrun 5y ago
> I guess I just like my tech stack to be as open and unrestrictive as possible.
Note that this is another area where you have this user vs. developer trade off.
- GPL or other copyleft licenses will put the user's rights above the developer's.
- MIT or BSD-style licenses will favor the developer rights above the end user's.
"open and unrestrictive as possible" is all relative depending on whether you are a user or a developer.
> The argument that Apple provides more safeguards is a bit flimsy in my opinion.
My point is that this is a market where people value different things.
I value the safeguards Apple is putting in. I find they do a better job at it than their competition. But I fully understand that other people do not think so, or that they value other things more.
What I don't particularly like is some of these people turning to the State to force Apple to do things differently.
- Apocryphon 5y agoIncidentally, the iOS App Store forbids GPL apps. https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-05-app-store-compliance https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-05-app-store-compliance Maybe? Might have changed since then. https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/9500/is-apple-allowed-to-distribute-gplv3-licensed-software-through-its-ios-app-store https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/9500/is-apple... One could imagine that if the platform was opened to side-loading, the first third party app store to gain popularity would not be one from Meta or Google, but an F-Droid analogue for FOSS hobbyists and purists.