Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Mac App Store

Lots of apps available can be found for free. the cost of the app is up 
to the developer if s/he want to put it up for free. I think LO could be 
a model example to other OSS projects that this is an opportunity for 
them to increase their following.

On 01/12/2011 05:35 PM, Larry Gusaas wrote:
> On 2011/01/12 8:49 AM  Mirek M. wrote:
> > 2011/1/12 Jonathan Aquilina<eagles051387@gmail.com>
> >
> > > >  Why not license it under an appropriate license that would allow 
> > > us to put
> > > >  it in the app store? would that mean we would need to remove the 
> > > GPL or can
> > > >  it be dual licensed to go on the app store?
> > I'm no expert, but as I understand it, LibreOffice is licensed under the
> > LGPL, which should allow it to be used with DRM (whereas VLC was GPL).
> > In order for LibreOffice to change its license, it would need to get 
> > an OK
> > from all its contributors, including Oracle, which is not too likely to
> > happen IMHO. But I don't think that's necessary in this case.
>
> There is no DRM used on the Mac OS X App Store. There is DRM on the 
> Apple iOS AppStore. They are two separate entities. The FSF objections 
> are to the DRM on the iOS AppStore and do not apply to the OS X App 
> Store. Of course, the FSF objects to Apple and any other company that 
> does not give away their software for free.
>
> Larry


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