On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM, DM Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nathan Youngman wrote: >> Well, Apple finally accepted me for the developer program... not sure >> if this license (Jun 8th) is any different than before concerning FOSS: >> >> "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 >> 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." >> >> "...not conflict with the digital signing or content protection >> aspects of the Program or any of the terms, conditions or requirements >> of the Program or this Agreement..." >> >> [in that regard, I believe GPL v3 conflicts with digital signing, but >> Sword is GPL v2] >> >> More: >> http://developer.apple.com/iphone/terms/program/iphone_standard_agreement_20080609.pdf > > In the document they define FOSS thusly: > <quote> > "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 derivative works thereof to be > disclosed or distributed in source code form, to be licensed for the > purpose of making derivatives works, or to be redistributed free of > charge, including without limitation software distributed under the GNU > General Public License or GNU Lesser/Library GPL. > </quote> > > It appears from the agreement that we can deliver our parts of the > software as open, but if we use any part of Apple's stuff that is not > open, we can't make that open. > > I don't think this is that different from BibleCS on Windows. It uses > non-open code (e.g. UI rendering) but doesn't obligate that to become open. > > It is also like BibleDesktop in requiring non-open Java (soon we can be > fully open!!!). > > (On a side note, I'd like to get an iPhone, but am waiting for good, > open, free Bible software. Thus I want a SWORD solution.)
I am planning to pick mine up (I need a new phone and agreement anyway) as soon as the new generation is available. At that time I hope to finish the jsword/web front-end that I had started back some time ago (there was a discrepancy between the iPhone Simulator, which displayed my buttons correctly and the iPhone device, which didn't). Functionally it's running, but stylistically and intuitively it needs a few more tweaks. Additionally, pending a final response from Apple/and-or GNU legal people, I was hoping to leverage the Obj-C interface already underway and start on a native application. I hear that, with the Interface builder, it's supposed to be remarkably straightforward. --Greg > > In Him, > DM > > > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
