Editing Talk:Mac App Store (section)

== GPL apps? ==

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* Open-source software using [[copyleft]] licenses like the [[GPL]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375476,00.asp |title=Apple Pulls VLC Player from App Store Due to GPL |author=David Murphy |date=8 January 2011 |work=PCMag.com |publisher=PC Magazine |accessdate=8 January 2011}}</ref>

The citation given is for iOS App Store.  Feel free to re-add this if someone can find a citation based on the Mac App Store. [[User:Jrincayc|Jrincayc]] ([[User talk:Jrincayc|talk]]) 12:52, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

:oops, I misread the article. :/ --[[Special:Contributions/208.80.119.67|208.80.119.67]] ([[User talk:208.80.119.67|talk]]) 21:42, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

While the GPL notice has been put back in it's worth noting that it's not true, as stated, for neither store. You can't distribute GPL software through either of the stores but this doesn't apply if you're the copyright holder of the work itself. The GPL allows (mainly because it's your inalienable right under copyright law) to have multiple licenses. This means you can release your binary in the store under the Apple License and your source code under the GPL and you'd be perfectly able to release the app but nobody else would (as they'd have to work with GPL code, which doesn't allow it). Others would be able to compile and release your app, but not through the store. [[User:Eduo|eduo]] ([[User talk:Eduo|talk]]) 16:27, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

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