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Re:Why do you not make the code available under a 'source co... by lunixbochs on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @12:56PM (#9733363)
The iOS App Store disallows dynamic libraries. Libraries are statically linked into the final executable, so they're not easy to replace.
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Re:Why do you not make the code available under a 'source co... by DannyBee on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @01:53PM (#9733868)
In that case, the LGPL requires you distribute source or relinkable object files.

I know a lot of folks don't (because i do M&A due diligence), but that's a very clear license violation if you don't.

(also note that IOS 8+ allows dynamic linking, but replacement may still be an issue).

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Re:Why do you not make the code available under a 'source co... by plorkyeran on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @01:00PM (#9733395)
As of iOS 8 you can use dynamic libraries, but the user can't replace them without invalidating the code signature for the app.
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