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Make your own GPL app store. People can sideload all they want on their own devices if they're really interested. Besides, the iOS App store is pretty crappy
by wavefunction 13y ago
Make your own GPL app store. People can sideload all they want on their own devices if they're really interested.
Besides, the iOS App store is pretty crappy anyways.
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- jacalata 13y agoIsn't restricting the use of open source software to those who are "really interested" part way to destroying it?
- wavefunction 13y agoI guess I'm just a pragmatist, and I don't believe in forcing Apple to do anything with their own properties. If they want to conduct their business in a way that is unethical but legal, so be it. While we might bemoan the walled garden model that Apple has picked and most people's seeming readiness to go along with it, you might be surprised at how many people would be interested in a store specifically "curated" towards GPL apps.
- jacalata 13y agoYou can simultaneously believe that something is justifiable/natural and that it is destroying open source. I think the majority of people would not jailbreak to use such a store, thus limiting the potential audience and reducing the incentive for developers to release to it.
- gergles 13y agoNo, they can't, unless they are willing to pay Apple a $100 a year tax for the privilege.