iPhone SDK and Free Software Don't Match

iPhone SDK and Free Software Don't Match 304

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:26AM from the hey-now-wait-a-minute dept.

kookjr writes "Are you planning to develop software for the iPhone? If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slashdot) has a good review of the conflicts between Apple's Registered iPhone Developer Agreement and licenses like the GPL. This is important for people who may not read all the agreements they click Agree to."

iPhone SDK and Free Software Don't Match

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Apple haters be damned! (Score:5, Funny)

by erroneus ( 253617 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:29AM (#23091202) Homepage

It seems Apple haters are coming out of the wood work just to attack poor defenseless Apple! Apple does things they way they do them because they work. And the proof of that is illustrated perfectly in how cool and popular Apple stuff is... and by extension, anyone who uses Apple stuff is also cool and popular. So why can't people stop reading all these legal issues and get back to fun and sunshine!

Re:Why is it still a case where (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:30AM (#23091224)

I've been devoloping software fro the iPhone since the day it came out. i don't see any problem.

A new low (Score:5, Funny)

by Ethanol-fueled ( 1125189 ) * writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:33AM (#23091280) Homepage Journal

"...If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slsahdot )..."

Wow, /. editors can't even spell their own name? Somebody should give them a pointy hat and make them go sit in the corner for a bit ;)

Re:Apple haters be damned! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:35AM (#23091328)

Exactly. Nobody can beat Apple in terms of how cool their product look and function. Who cares about licensing and compatibility when you can just use their SDK to build products for their phones etc? People are buying Apple products in droves - that's clear sign that Apple is the winner here. As a developer, I would just sign EULA and get down to building some cool software rather than just worrying about GPL.

Apple is just another company in the market to make money. Why should they bother with Open source? I want my ipod and iphone to have cool apps, no matter what.

Go Apple! Ignore all the hater. They are just jealous whiners.

A pointy hat (Score:3, Funny)

by tepples ( 727027 ) writes: <tepples.gmail@com> on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:39AM (#23091416) Homepage Journal

Somebody should give them a pointy hat and make them go sit in the corner for a bit ;)
I put on my robe and wizard hat [albinoblacksheep.com].

Slsadot? (Score:2, Funny)

by martin_henry ( 1032656 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:43AM (#23091490)

Slsahdot

Would you like some chips with that?

Re:Apple haters be damned! (Score:4, Funny)

by sm62704 ( 957197 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:54AM (#23091684) Journal

iScream! uScream! we all scream for iScream!

Uh, 'scuse me while iRead this iSummons from Apple's iLawyer. Who isn't so iCool or iPopular. But nothing's as iCool as iScream!

Did iMention that iGot an iOperation [slashdot.org] last week?

iKid, iKid! ok iGo now.

Re:Slsadot? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @11:56AM (#23091710)

Is it just me, or is this especially funny seeing as how it was edited by CmdrTaco? Makes you wonder what was on his mind. Hmm, I know what's on my mind right now...

Captcha: inverted

Leave Salsadot alone! (Score:5, Funny)

by eldavojohn ( 898314 ) * writes: <eldavojohn@gma[ ]com ['il.' in gap]> on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @12:03PM (#23091794) Journal

"...If you want to develop Free Software, Linux.com (Shares corp overlord w/ Slsahdot )..." Wow, /. editors can't even spell their own name? Somebody should give them a pointy hat and make them go sit in the corner for a bit ;)
Leave Salsadot alone!

Mmmmm, "Dancing for Nerds. Spicy food you pay for twice."

Sarcasm (Score:5, Funny)

by StarKruzr ( 74642 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @12:20PM (#23092032) Journal

You do not has it.

Re:Why is it still a case where (Score:5, Funny)

by jank1887 ( 815982 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @12:27PM (#23092194)

STOP THE PRESSES, FOLKS! This guy doesn't see any problems. There must not be any!

Re:Why is it still a case where (Score:5, Funny)

by mysqlrocks ( 783488 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @12:32PM (#23092272) Homepage Journal

There are a handful of different popular vehicle fuels.

Yes, but it met the Slashdot requirement of being a car analogy.

Re:Combined FUD, Maby-FUD and Not-FUD... (Score:5, Funny)

by mobby_6kl ( 668092 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @01:25PM (#23093022)

> You CAN distribute code under the BSD liscence, just you can only distribute to other registered developers.

Oh, ok. I think I've just solved the prostitution problem for the US using the same approach: you can pay women for sex, but only if the woman in question is your wife. Ta-da!

Re:I already know the answer to this (Score:3, Funny)

by ShieldW0lf ( 601553 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @02:14PM (#23093658) Journal

Avoid it always.

Re:Apple haters be damned! (Score:5, Funny)

by Yvan256 ( 722131 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @04:26PM (#23095282) Homepage Journal

Sunshine? WTF dude, this is slashdot. We're all supposed to be hiding in the basement!

Re:A new low (Score:3, Funny)

by SpectreBlofeld ( 886224 ) writes: on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @04:44PM (#23095458)

Hi There.

You misspelled slashdot.org.

Including you, 33 miscreants have misspelled it today!

A cricket graph [asimov.net] of the number of people who have misspelled slashdot.org over time.

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Apple haters be damned! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Why is it still a case where (Score:1, Funny)

A new low (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Apple haters be damned! (Score:1, Funny)

A pointy hat (Score:3, Funny)

Slsadot? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Apple haters be damned! (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Slsadot? (Score:1, Funny)

Leave Salsadot alone! (Score:5, Funny)

Sarcasm (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Why is it still a case where (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Why is it still a case where (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Combined FUD, Maby-FUD and Not-FUD... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I already know the answer to this (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Apple haters be damned! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:A new low (Score:3, Funny)

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