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It was pulled because the GPL license made Apple sad. Now it's MPL (Mozilla Public License) which Apple doesn't have a problem with. http://thenextweb.com/apps
by signed0 13y ago
It was pulled because the GPL license made Apple sad. Now it's MPL (Mozilla Public License) which Apple doesn't have a problem with.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/07/18/vlc-for-ios-will-return-to-the-app-store-on-july-19-full-re-write-open-source-licensed-under-mplv2-and-gplv2/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/07/18/vlc-for-ios-will-retur...
- coob 13y agoApple weren't bothered with the GPL, the GPL has a problem with FairPlay encryption.
- tzs 13y agoNope. Apple's App store encryption is compatible with both GPLv2 and GPLv3. (A lot of people think the anti-Tivoization provisions in GPLv3 are not compatible with the App store. These people have not read GPLv3 carefully. The anti-Tivoization provisions are much narrower than they think). The problem was with the TOS that a user must agree to in order to be allowed to use the store. The TOS places limits on the user that are incompatible with GPL.
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- tazjin 13y agoNot correct. Apple got a takedown request from a single (non-core) developer of VLC last time and had to comply due to the GPL. The GPL itself is not a problem for them in general and they don't just go around removing apps that are licensed under it.
- thresh 13y ago> single (non-core) developer of VLC That's not true.
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