[vlc-devel] STOP! Think. Act... (was Re: Formal complaint -censorship)

[salsaman]

Jean-Baptiste,
nothing is disputable. Rémi already pointed out where the Apple
licensing terms are in direct conflict with the GPL. The GPL is more
than just providing sourcecode or a link to the sourcecode, it is
about ensuring freedm for users. Apple are basically relicensing the
code under different terms, which is not allowed by the GPL.

If Apple will not change their licensing terms, then they will no
longer be able to distribute VLC via the Appstore. You can cry all you
like, but there are no two ways about it.


Regards,
Salsaman.



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On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Jean-Baptiste Kempf <jb at videolan.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 07:03:06AM -0300, salsaman wrote :
>> 1) If you (vlc team) turn a blind eye to what Apple are doing, then
>> don't be surprised if, some time in the future, some other company
>> puts out a closed source version of VLC. When you complain, they can
> Could you stop the bullshit, now?
>
> Noone turned a blind eye on Apple.
> The iPad app has a direct link to the binary and to the source on our
> website.
>
>> then (quite rightly) point out the fact that you allow Apple to
>> distribute VLC under terms which are incompatible with the GPL.
> The incompatibility is discutable, seeing the topic and seeing that the
> source and binaries are available and we make no secret about it.
>
>> 2) It seems that this issue is gathering more publicity, and many see
>> it as an opportunity to open dialog with Apple to persuade them to
>> change their licensing policy for GPL applications. If you have
> You are dreaming ;)
> With the MacStore arriving, do you really think so?
>
> Best Regards,
>
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