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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by mch82 on Sunday November 29, 2020 @09:09PM (#25250069)
If the source of the app is released by the author, what about GPL prohibits this?

Edit: I ask because I’m curious to learn and because many systems run apps that are GPL without the whole system being GPL. For example, I love using GIMP on Windows.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by Wowfunhappy on Sunday November 29, 2020 @09:11PM (#25250085)
Section 6 of the GPLv2 states:

> You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.

This conflicts with the App Store's Terms of Service, particularly it's "Usage Rules". https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store...

This is of course different from merely running GPL software on a proprietary OS. In fact, iOS ships with GPL software on board.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by mch82 on Sunday November 29, 2020 @09:49PM (#25250289)
That’s a helpful reference on GPL. I’ll save a link to it.

Not sure this Stack Overflow is current/correct, but it appears other FOSS licenses might be compatible with iOS App Store terms. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/459833/which-open-source...

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