Re: [gnugo-devel] Re: GnuGo License compatibility with the iPhone and iPad?

[Marc Haisenko]

On Friday 05. February 2010 16:46:33 Jorge Timón wrote:
> you can download the program at
>  http://www.robota.nl/download/iphone-go-1.6.zip

There's no source, only the binary. That's not enough. I've emailed them and 
asked for the source. I found a statement on their site that they haven't 
release the source yet as Apples terms would forbid that, but that's complete 
bullshit. First, because the Apple terms do not forbid it (at least not any 
more), second because they would thus violate the GPL and would need to pull 
the App from the store because of that.

The Apple terms state the following, BTW:

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...

“FOSS” (Free and Open Source Software) means any software that is subject to 
terms that, as a condition of use, copying, modification or redistribution, 
require such software and/or derivative works thereof to be disclosed or 
distributed in source code form, to be licensed for the purpose of making 
derivative works, or to be redistributed free of charge, including without 
limitation software distributed under the GNU General Public License or GNU 
Lesser/Library GPL.

...

3.3.16  If Your Application includes any FOSS, You agree to comply with all 
applicable FOSS licensing terms. You also agree not to use any FOSS in the 
development of Your Application in such a way that would cause the non-FOSS 
portions of the Apple Software to be subject to any FOSS licensing terms or 
obligations.

---[/snip]---

Source: 
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/terms/program/iphone_standard_agreement_20100127.pdf

Regards,
        Marc