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FSF takes on Apple's App Store over GPL

FSF takes on Apple's App Store over GPL

Posted Jun 10, 2010 22:46 UTC (Thu) by Lefty (guest, #51528)
In reply to: FSF takes on Apple's App Store over GPL by ftc
Parent article: FSF takes on Apple's App Store over GPL

Apple doesn't "check the license" of anything submitted to the App Store. They rely on the developer's statement (made as part of the process of submission) that there are no legal reasons why the app cannot be distributed.


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