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The iPhone SDK and free software: not a match

linux.com — Linux.com examines the legality of writing free software for the iPhone using Apple's iPhone SDK. "Apple's recently released a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone, but if you were hoping to port or develop original open source software with it, the news isn't good. Code signing and nondisclosure conditions make free software a no-go."

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  • rajid, on 04/16/2008, -0/+1Wow, the $99 sign up fee for being an iPhone software developer should guarantee that "Jailbreak" continues to be relevant!
  • n8willis, on 04/15/2008, -0/+1Where did somebody say it did?
  • wonderchemist, on 04/15/2008, -0/+1Since when did free software == open source software?
  • Tovok7, on 04/16/2008, -0/+0Since 1998 when Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond and others decided to promote Open Source as a marketing term for Free Software (free as in freedom, not beer).

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