Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Mac App Store - or else ?

On 2/23/11 12:25 AM, Valter Mura wrote:
> In data giovedì 13 gennaio 2011 22:53:59, Fabián Rodríguez ha scritto:
>
> > On 11-01-12 11:35 AM, 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
> > Hi Larry,
> >
> > DRM means "Digital Rights Management" and although it (apparently) has
> > been easily circumvented in the App store, there are indeed such control
> > mechanisms implemented:
> > http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1075297
> >
> > A quick search shows confusing information about this (again):
> > http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/poetic-justice-watch-crackulous-r
> > eleased-pirated-re-sold.ars
> > http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20027731-264.html
> >
> > "Free" in "Free software" refers to Freedom, not free as in $0 cost.
> > It's a common mistake, but the Free Software Foundation is not objecting
> > to anyone selling Free software. Quite the opposite, in fact, except the
> > software itself is not considering the only goods you would be
> > monetizing. This article should help understanding such model:
> > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
> >
> > Larry, knowing that you are the audience we seek, I'd like to know how
> > you found out about OOo (or Libreoffice, if you didn't know OOo before).
> > Perhaps that can provide other ways to better reach Mac audiences ?
> Should it be possible to have a light Libò version for BlackBerry? This kind
> of mobile phone is used by the majority of businessmen, I suppose it should be
> useful to have it inside the phone.
>
> What do you think?
The biggest problem with getting on mobile devices, is that they use 
java. from my impressions on the project as a whole and following the 
dev list is that they are trying to remove java all together. It would 
be interesting to get some developer feedback on this.

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