Load onto Iphone

[David Woolley]

Mark Doliner wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 2:44 PM, David Woolley
> <forums at david-woolley.me.uk> wrote:
>> There are legal complications which mean that Pidgin itself cannot be
>> developed for the iPhone, unless Apple change their policies
> 
> Have we talked about this on this mailing list?  Maybe it's worth

Yes.  Although I think I've come across at least one other piece of 
software applying this policy.

> mentioning what the legal complications are, in case anyone is
> curious.  My understanding is that Apple's App store terms of use
> places requirements on apps (I don't remember the details), and those
> requirements are not compatible with the GPL.
> 
> David: Was that what you had in mind?

That's my understanding.  In particular, I think they forbid redistribution.


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