iSH – A Linux shell on iOS

Re:iSH – A Linux shell on iOS by saurik on Sunday November 11, 2018 @02:14PM (#18427974)

iSH is a binary emulator that ships with an almost-Linux-compatible-ish subset "library operating system" that is good enough to make a bunch of common command line apps work. So like, this little operating system has a minimal ELF loader in it, and then runs the executable in its little emulated jail.

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Re:iSH – A Linux shell on iOS by amelius on Sunday November 11, 2018 @02:24PM (#18428035)

> iSH is a binary emulator

I was under the impression that emulators were forbidden in the App store (?)

Or does it hold only for software running inside an emulator?

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Re:iSH – A Linux shell on iOS by tatoalo on Sunday November 11, 2018 @02:41PM (#18428136)

> I was under the impression that emulators were forbidden in the App store

It's in fact "distributed" via TestFlight, legally speaking (and practically) it's not on the App Store.

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Re:iSH – A Linux shell on iOS by saagarjha on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:51PM (#18429787)

I don’t see anything about emulators in the App Store Review Guidelines, so I’d be interested in seeing anything that Apple has cited when they reject such software from the App Store. To my knowledge, this software follows Apple’s guidelines.

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Re:iSH – A Linux shell on iOS by amelius on Sunday November 11, 2018 @08:15PM (#18429893)

There is a lot missing in the App Store guidelines that is still taken into consideration in the review process, depending on the reviewer.

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Apple-hate-emulators-while-Go...

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Re:iSH – A Linux shell on iOS by saagarjha on Sunday November 11, 2018 @08:21PM (#18429923)

The clause mentioned in that answer has changed recently to allow for emulators. See my other answers throughout this thread.

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