On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 2:26 AM, DAVID D BEAZER wrote:

Is anything in the works for developing a version of GIMP for the iPad.

No, and won't be.

The absolute minimum requirement is for the App Store to allow GPL software be uploaded which is (in)famously impossible right now.

If ever this is solved by Apple, the next step would be for someone to actually create a kind of GIMP for iPad. As far as I can tell, noone in the team is interested right now.

Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org

On 03.05.2013 00:26, DAVID D BEAZER wrote:

Sent from my iPad - Is anything in the works for developing a version of GIMP for the iPad. if so then also being able to link with a desk top version with changes to the image on the iPad. As their is a growing base of iPad users, this might be a very good app to create.

Apple has found this neat hole to make their terms incompatible with the GPL, most likely to quench at least some competition on their closed platforms.

See
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/no-gpl-apps-for-apples-app-store/8046 or https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-05-app-store-compliance or http://adium.im/pipermail/devel_adium.im/2011-January/007973.html or https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/more-about-the-app-store-gpl-enforcement

You shouldn't expect to see GIMP or other GPL'ed FLOSS software you like on the iPad anytime soon.

Regards,
Michael

On 13-05-02 07:03 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

The absolute minimum requirement is for the App Store to allow GPL software be uploaded which is (in)famously impossible right now.

Having an app in the Apple store would give it more exposure. Can't you just make an app available for download at a site other than the Apple store?

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On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Kevin Cozens wrote:

On 13-05-02 07:03 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

The absolute minimum requirement is for the App Store to allow GPL software be uploaded which is (in)famously impossible right now.

Having an app in the Apple store would give it more exposure. Can't you just make an app available for download at a site other than the Apple store?

Yeah, complete with instructions on how to root your iThingie or a link to the $99/year subscription to be an iDev. I'm sure that would be _wonderful_. Puppies and rainbows, yay!

Oh, and never mind writing a new touch UI.

(sorry: coffee doesn't not seem to be having an effect yet - this is supposed to be sarcasm ;)

Chris

On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 11:58:51AM -0400, Kevin Cozens wrote:

The absolute minimum requirement is for the App Store to allow GPL software be uploaded which is (in)famously impossible right now.

Having an app in the Apple store would give it more exposure. Can't you just make an app available for download at a site other than the Apple store?

Since that only works for jailbroken phones, this would be a lot of work in return for a small audience. Better to target an open platform.

Matthew Miller           mattdm@mattdm.org          

On 3 May 2013 01:11, Michael Schumacher wrote:

On 03.05.2013 00:26, DAVID D BEAZER wrote:

Sent from my iPad - Is anything in the works for developing a version

of GIMP for the iPad. if so then also being able to link with a desk top version with changes to the image on the iPad. As their is a growing base of iPad users, this might be a very good app to create.

Apple has found this neat hole to make their terms incompatible with the GPL, most likely to quench at least some competition on their closed platforms.

See http://www.zdnet.com/blog/**open-source/no-gpl-apps-for-** apples-app-store/8046or
https://www.fsf.org/news/2010-**05-app-store-complianceor http://adium.im/pipermail/**devel_adium.im/2011-January/**007973.htmlor https://www.fsf.org/blogs/**licensing/more-about-the-app-** store-gpl-enforcement

You shouldn't expect to see GIMP or other GPL'ed FLOSS software you like on the iPad anytime soon.

Or even using LGPL libraries, for the same reasons. This unfortunately also means anything using GEGL.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/459833/which-open-source-licenses-are-compatible-with-the-apples-iphone-and-its-offici

I believe the problem also exists for Google Play store. Then again Firefox for Android is available there, but it could be Google is just to wary of anti-trust to shut it down. /speculation

Jon Nordby - www.jonnor.com

Jon Nordby gmail.com> writes:

I believe the problem also exists for Google Play store. Then again

Firefox for Android is available there, but it could be Google is just to wary of anti-trust to shut it down. /speculation

Actually, there's no such problem. Google Play accepts GPL apps. Android itself is licensed under the Apache software license. Not only that but you can also legally distribute apps without going through the app store - the users have to change some default settings, but there's no need to jailbreak the device.

That still leaves the problem of diverting valuable developer time into a complex side project, so it's probably best not to even consider it, but livensing and distribution are not the problem.

I think the original discussion is about Gimp on IPad not on an Android device. :)

On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Michael Grosberg

wrote:

Jon Nordby gmail.com> writes:

I believe the problem also exists for Google Play store. Then again

Firefox for Android is available there, but it could be Google is just to wary of anti-trust to shut it down. /speculation

Actually, there's no such problem. Google Play accepts GPL apps. Android itself is licensed under the Apache software license. Not only that but you can also legally distribute apps without going through the app store - the users have to change some default settings, but there's no need to jailbreak
the device.

That still leaves the problem of diverting valuable developer time into a complex side project, so it's probably best not to even consider it, but livensing and distribution are not the problem.

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