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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by FateOfNations on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:04PM (#39137210)
and the one potential category of those apps, various flavors of open source software, can be distributed by a non-profit organization and be exempt from the fees.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by layer8 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:29PM (#39137415)
As the official “developer”, the nonprofit would also be liable for those apps. I’m not sure that will be practical.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by FateOfNations on Thursday January 25, 2024 @07:32PM (#39137443)
Yeah, it wouldn't be something that could be entered into without some consideration, but there are already a many, many software projects that are successfully distributed by non-profit organizations, so it certainly is feasible.
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