AnyOldName3 Wrote:Apple won't approve Dolphin because:
reasons
How about the most prominent one of all, the fact being they have a prohibition on all console emulators in general, afaik? Some make it officially onto the app store, but only for a short time until pulled.
(09-11-2013, 11:27 AM)neobrain Wrote: [ -> ]So... I guess I might be the one ruining the party for everyone: What about license issues with releasing GPL software on the Apple Store?
You could always do what VLC did, but whether that option is palatable is another thing.
All these liscening problems are why I said for jailbroken devices through Cydia. Otherwise it would never be published.
(09-11-2013, 12:59 PM)Shonumi Wrote: [ -> ] (09-11-2013, 11:27 AM)neobrain Wrote: [ -> ]So... I guess I might be the one ruining the party for everyone: What about license issues with releasing GPL software on the Apple Store?
You could always do what VLC did, but whether that option is palatable is another thing.
And.. that'd be?
Becasue the app in the store didn't follow the GNU open liscencing for VLC, users couldn't freely modify the source code like the GNU said they should, so one of the devolpers filed a complaint.
(09-12-2013, 01:26 AM)neobrain Wrote: [ -> ]And.. that'd be?
Too lazy to google?
VLC 2.0 was released under the GPLv2 and the Mozilla Public License v2:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html
Again, the iOS app store isn't a valid option simply because Apple outright prohibits console/handheld emulators. Though since the OP said jailbreaking was going to be the best option (or at least implied that) in the first place, dunno why the app store is even being discussed atm :p
Apple's ban on emulators is the main reason I'm not considering buying a recent iPhone. I didn't realise it was an outright ban, though, just that there was no way to actually do it without breaking many other, less anti-emulator, but more anti-piracy and anti-malware rules.
Also, if Nintendo were to release a GBA emulator, what would Apple's stance be? I'm pretty sure that they'd let it through.
(09-12-2013, 05:42 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: [ -> ]I didn't realise it was an outright ban, though, just that there was no way to actually do it without breaking many other, less anti-emulator, but more anti-piracy and anti-malware rules.
Yeah, it's easy to hit emulators on points 22.1 and 22.3 (
http://photos.appleinsider.com/App%20Store%20Review%20Guidelines%20-%20App%20Store%20Resource%20Centerai.pdf ) even though courts in the U.S. have consistently validated the legality of emulators. Those are just the rules Apple lets you (and devs) in on. I'm sure I've heard of a couple occasions where apps were rejected for no clear reason (at least none apparent to their developers). Perhaps the app looked at the reviewer the wrong way... Apple is a secretive company after all.
(09-12-2013, 05:42 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: [ -> ]Also, if Nintendo were to release a GBA emulator, what would Apple's stance be? I'm pretty sure that they'd let it through.
Depends. By now, most people who want a GBA emulator on their iOS devices have jailbroken and downloaded one. The demand might not be all that great compared to, say, an exclusive Nintendo iOS game, or even a port of a popular game. Either way, I think Apple'd approve it. When you make 30% off of anything Nintendo sells (and all you have to do is pass out copies) you jump on that boat and ride it.
No one complained when you use teh evil proprietary Cg⸮ Why would the freetards come out of the woodwork now?
That, working on a rival app at another company at the time, dev used " You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein" to get it pulled. rms would rather die than be limited to sharing a GPL app to only 5 devices⸮
(09-12-2013, 03:42 PM)lamedude Wrote: [ -> ]No one complained when you use teh evil proprietary Cg⸮ Why would the freetards come out of the woodwork now?
That, working on a rival app at another company at the time, dev used " You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein" to get it pulled. rms would rather die than be limited to sharing a GPL app to only 5 devices⸮
Yes, people actually did complain. Linux distro maintainers had a serious problem with us linking against Cg.
And apart from that, I usually complain against any sort of GPL violation when my code is affected.
Only because they're evil or want their software to be used for evil. Why else would they be against JSON's "The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil" license?
That's a joke.