(Ξανα)βγηκε στην επιφανεια το θεμα της dev license που υποχρεωτικα αποδεχονται οι υποψηφιοι παραγωγοι software για τις πλατφορμες του iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad).
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Και οχι μονο το κανουμε οτι θελουμε - αλλα ειμαστε και σπαγγοι
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Ενδεικτικα αναφερω καποια αποσπασματα απο το χθεσινο αρθρο του Fred von Lohmann στο EFF
Σσσσ, σιγα μην μας παρουν χαμπαρι...Ban on Public Statements: As mentioned above, Section 10.4 prohibits developers, including government agencies such as NASA, from making any "public statements" about the terms of the Agreement. This is particularly strange, since the Agreement itself is not "Apple Confidential Information" as defined in Section 10.1. So the terms are not confidential, but developers are contractually forbidden from speaking "publicly" about them.
AppStore or BustApp Store Only: Section 7.2 makes it clear that any applications developed using Apple's SDK may only be publicly distributed through the App Store, and that Apple can reject an app for any reason, even if it meets all the formal requirements disclosed by Apple. So if you use the SDK and your app is rejected by Apple, you're prohibited from distributing it through competing app stores like Cydia or Rock Your Phone.

Γενικως - κανουμε οτι θελουμε το προιον σαςKill Your App Any Time: Section 8 makes it clear that Apple can "revoke the digital certificate of any of Your Applications at any time." Steve Jobs has confirmed that Apple can remotely disable apps, even after they have been installed by users. This contract provision would appear to allow that.

We Never Owe You More than Fifty Bucks: Section 14 states that, no matter what, Apple will never be liable to any developer for more than $50 in damages. That's pretty remarkable, considering that Apple holds a developer's reputational and commercial value in its hands—it's not as though the developer can reach its existing customers anywhere else. So if Apple botches an update, accidentally kills your app, or leaks your entire customer list to a competitor, the Agreement tries to cap you at the cost of a nice dinner for one in Cupertino.
Και οχι μονο το κανουμε οτι θελουμε - αλλα ειμαστε και σπαγγοι

Επιτελους αρχισαν να μιλουν και αλλοιIf Apple's mobile devices are the future of computing, you can expect that future to be one with more limits on innovation and competition (or "generativity," in the words of Prof. Jonathan Zittrain) than the PC era that came before. It's frustrating to see Apple, the original pioneer in generative computing, putting shackles on the market it (for now) leads. If Apple wants to be a real leader, it should be fostering innovation and competition, rather than acting as a jealous and arbitrary feudal lord. Developers should demand better terms and customers who love their iPhones should back them.

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