[vlc-devel] Reaction to the VLC on iOS issue

[Pierre Ynard]

Hello,

It's becoming clear that the AppStore terms and conditions can be
reasonably interpreted as incompatible with the GPL. Considering that
it's a little late to avoid the issue, what should VideoLAN do?

 - Do PR pushing for keeping VLC on the AppStore despite the possible
   GPL violation, for the sake of the users
 - Convince Rémi (and any follower) to drop their claims against Apple
   to solve the issue and keep VLC on the AppStore
 - Try to smother the issue, hoping that VLC will stay on the AppStore
 - Do nothing at all because we don't care/won't bother/can't agree
 - Make amends for the mess, and try to minimize involvement to avoid
   bad PR impact
 - Without doing PR, make moves to support GPL rights and work around
   the abuse: write a wrapper EULA for the GPL, reaffirm violated
   rights in the about box...
 - Do PR pushing for Apple relaxing their terms
 - Organize something to sue Apple

Any other ideas? Another question, does LGPL licensing change anything?

Regards,

-- 
Pierre Ynard
"Une âme dans un corps, c'est comme un dessin sur une feuille de papier."