Hans Åberg <haber...@telia.com> writes: >> On 25 Feb 2019, at 00:10, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> wrote: >> >>> Xcode license: >>> https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/xcode.pdf >> >> Well, I think that one is pretty clear: >> >> 2.5 >> Copies >> >> [...] For clarity, You may copy only the entire package or piece of >> the Apple Software and Services in its entirety and only for use as >> permitted herein. You may not alter the Apple Software or Services >> in any way in such copy, e.g., You are expressly prohibited from >> separately using the Apple SDKs or attempting to run any part of the >> Apple Software on non-Apple-branded hardware. [...] >> >> So the current Xcode SDK very clearly is off-limits for use within GUB. >> It's probably either some Darwin SDK or we'll stop providing MacOSX >> packagers/versions altogether. > > US copyright law makes an exception for computer maintenance, so it > would seem OK to develop on another platform, and distribute it for > use on the indicated hardware.
I don't see any judge buying application development on a computer owned by someone who has no idea what computer the application is going to be used on as "computer maintenance". > Another exception: Some OS X server version has been made available on > VirtualBox.org and I figure one might run Xcode within that. Their > legal department perhaps didn't think about that. > > But you might look into making a MacPorts version, using GCC. We _are_ using GCC but we also need a runtime environment. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
