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FSF vs. iPhone

Jul 21, 2008, 18:00 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Mike Gunderloy)

[ Thanks to Sakshi Garg for this link. ]

"Remember, for the FSF freedom is a matter of liberty - and all software for the iPhone flunks their definition. You can't read the source code of the platform, you can't redistribute copies, you can't improve the applications. Even if a developer wants to make an iPhone application free, Apple's gatekeeping practices make this impossible."

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