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You can't legally get a BSD-licensed app from the App Store and then modify and redistribute it, last I checked. So it has nothing to do with the license and e
by bzbarsky 15y ago
You can't legally get a BSD-licensed app from the App Store and then modify and redistribute it, last I checked. So it has nothing to do with the license and everything to do with the App Store EULA.
- Someone 15y agoTechnically, you can redistribute it, but not trough the App Store. That, in turn, means most people will not be able to actually _use_ the app you distribute to them. As I see it, the issue the FSF has with Apple's model boils down to the following: the FSF claims that being free should be an unalienable right of _all_ software. Apple, on the other hand, claims that _not_all_ software must be free. The two statements are in conflict. IMO, it is a matter of opinion which world view you prefer. However, it also is true that, historically, 'A or B is a matter of opinion' can evolve into 'A is evil, B is good', or even 'B is an inalienable right' (for an example, look at the treatment of prisoners of war over the ages) IMO, it is quite likely that, eventually, RMS will be found to be found 'right' in this discussion.