Re:Apple introduces Ask Apple for developers
by prange on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @11:50AM
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Limits on distribution are limits on use. If you don’t understand that, I suggest you Google for some discussions about why many people don’t use GPL’s software - it’s because the limits on distribution affect their usage.
Fair point about the XCode license being more restrictive than I said.
No prompt, no forced acceptance. You are simply wrong. The GPL permits all use, it has no restrictions on use. It restricts only distribution.
> This is no different from Apple’s license, which also allows you to use the software freely unless you want to redistribute it.
You are wrong. You didn't read Xcode's license. I did, it places substantial restrictions on how and where you can use Xcode, not just restrictions on distribution.
Do yourself a favor and read this document, since you obviously have already agreed to it without reading it: https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/xcode.pdf