The Free Software Foundation has been very vocal recently concerning the newly launched iPhone 3G. In a new article on their blog they raise some very good points about the incompatibilities between the GPLv3 and the Developer agreement one has to sign in order to develop 'official' software for the phone.
One of the points that stuck out for me was they mention the fact that Apple use free software in OS X, e.g. the kernal is based on free software. Some of this software must be in the iPhone OS as we know it's a derivative of OS X. So, they reap the benefits of free software but don't want the users to do the same.
I found the blog post a very good read and look forward to the next installment.
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Hi,
the problem of open source on Iphone is simple...
Why should the opensource provide this service to IPhone? When you buy Iphone it is not yours! You are not free to use it as you want! It is owned for at least two year by your mobile phone provider...
Why should the open source provide something free if the user is not free to use his own mobile phone!!!
Hi,
the problem of open source on Iphone is simple...
Why should the opensource provide this service to IPhone? When you buy Iphone it is not yours! You are not free to use it as you want! It is owned for at least two year by your mobile phone provider...
Why should the open source provide something free if the user is not free to use his own mobile phone!!!
Hi,
the problem of open source on Iphone is simple...
Why should the opensource provide this service to IPhone? When you buy Iphone it is not yours! You are not free to use it as you want! It is owned for at least two year by your mobile phone provider...
Why should the open source provide something free if the user is not free to use his own mobile phone!!!
Actually, the iPhone absolutely is your property once you have bought it. You pay for the phone (version 1 anyway), the contract is for the service, not for the phone. There is every reason that you should be able to do anything you like with this phone.
Also, what about the people who buy this phone unlocked in countries like France?
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