[Bf-committers] Can BGE be relicensed?

[Sinan Hassani]

Correct, the DRM they are talking about in that article is the 5 device 
limit that Apple has when you purchase content from the App Store.

The LGPL deals with that issue, as I quoted in the original post:

According to the LGPL terms, developers “are not responsible for
enforcing compliance by third parties with this License.” With the
project now licensed as LGPL software, there’s no longer an issue with
Apple’s App Store policy that limits installation to five devices.

Link:
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/vlc-re-licensed-as-lgpl-ready-to-head-back-to-the-app-store-20121115/  

Android app stores have DRM, just like the article you linked to points out.


Sinan

On 12-12-01 03:16 PM, Antony Riakiotakis wrote:
> It's a big mess of law and software politics, as usual.
>
> Under Lesser GPL http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
>   Terms and conditions, it says:
>
> "10. Each time you redistribute the Library (or any work based on the
> Library), the recipient automatically receives a license from the
> original licensor to copy, distribute, link with or modify the Library
> subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further
> restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein.
> You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties with
> this License. "
>
> Where "you" is the person who received the copy or who is
> redistributing the copy (licensee). Bottom line, the copyright
> holder/original licensor (developers) can still enforce compliance.
>
> I still don't understand why this is relevant with anything in this
> case since the initial case was to do with DRM as can be seen in this
> (biased in my opinion) article
> http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/vlc-for-ios-likely-be-pulled-from-app-store-because-of-incompatibility-with-source-code-gpl-2010112/.
> So the licence change in fact changed...nothing? Maybe that's the
> reason why the VLC dev replied "maybe" when asked if VLC will return
> to appstore.
>
> So, BGE content does not need to be open, and license change will not
> prohibit lawsuits. Is there at least any specific appstore rule that
> explicitly lifts the restriction of installation on 5 devices for LGPL
> software or not? Links please.
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