Can GPL iPhone apps exist?
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| Since all iPhone apps must be distributed through a third-party (Apple’s “App
| Store”), that would make Apple the “distributor.” Which would mean that Apple
| — acting as the distributor of GPL-licensed object code — must provide source
| code or a written offer to provide source code. It’s analogous to a Linux
| distribution — they distribute binaries of upstream GPL programs, so they
| need to host the source code as well.
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http://diveintomark.org/archives/2008/03/07/iphone-gpl
Japan investigating Apple's iPod
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| Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.'s iPod after one of
| the popular digital music players reportedly shot out sparks while
| recharging, a government official said Wednesday.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080312/ap_on_hi_te/japan_ipod
Related:
Google Android dev kit exposes Apple-inspired roots
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| The release to developers of Google's Linux-based Android operating system
| for mobile phones reveals that the prototype software shares at least a few
| aspects in common with interfaces from the company's Bay Area neighbor,
| Apple.
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http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/12/google_android_dev_kit_exposes_apple_inspired_roots.html
More Than Just the iPhone
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| But perhaps the item with the most long-term impact on embedded and mobile
| development is Linux. There’s always going to be a role for internally
| developed operating systems that are explicitly designed for a specific bit
| of hardware—they’re just becoming more capable, as seen by Symbian’s addition
| of Java support to its Series 40 platform for mass-market devices.
|
| Nevertheless, it’s becoming clear that Linux is proving flexible enough and
| robust enough to be useful as an embedded or mobile platform. For example,
| MontaVista Software was able to talk up the performance of its Linux-based
| Pro 5, claiming that it could beat real-time requirements in a number of
| cases.
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| Meanwhile, in recognition of the strength of numbers, industry players set up
| the LiMo Foundation with the aim of promoting Linux as a platform for mobile
| devices, and welcomed a second wave of members that ranged from carriers to
| chip makers. Even Intel caught the community bug, releasing the latest
| version of its Mobile Platform SDK as an open source project in July.
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http://www.sdtimes.com/article/story-20071215-12.html
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