Comment by fulafel
6 years ago
Why would GPL prevent distribution via app stores? I think I have at least one GPL app installed that way.
6 years ago
Why would GPL prevent distribution via app stores? I think I have at least one GPL app installed that way.
While some comments here mention freedom zero (ability to run the program) another problem with ios is that you can only build on Apple hardware - so there's limits on how you can distribute and use changes.
This is only really a convenience limitation; it’s possible to run the iOS toolchain on other platforms with a significant amount of work. In any case, I can’t see GPL’s clause on distribution and modification kicking in here.