That is how I was able to break the news first. On January 7th, I was told by an Apple attorney that VLC media player had been removed from the App Store. He also wrote a post on Apple's involvement in the matter: This end should not have come to a surprise to anyone, given the precedents.
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Thus the incompatibility between the GNU General Public License and the AppStore terms of use is resolved – the hard way. On January 7th, Apple removed VLC media player from its application store for iDevices.
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Thanks to the guys over at 9to5Mac has spotted an update to the quotation above (by Remi, original creators of the VLC open-source platform): VLC Media Player is now available to download via Cydia.
Hopefully you managed to get a copy of the app before it was pulled. Let us know your thoughts on the disappearance of VLC for iOS in the comments below. After all, we're not seeing this limit in the recently launched Mac App Store. Personally, I think Apple's five device limit for iOS apps should be scrapped. It's definitely a shame VLC for iOS has been pulled, as it was a great app. This end should not have come to a surprise to anyone. I am not going to pity the owners of iDevices, and not even the MobileVLC developers who doubtless wasted a lot of their time. One of the original creators of the VideoLan Project confirmed this on the group's blog, stating:Īt last, Apple has removed VLC media player from its application store. Today, Apple has removed VLC for iOS from the App Store. Concerned users are advised to look for application on more open mobile platforms for the time being.
Therefore, blatant license violation cannot be tolerated at any rate.
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VLC and open-source software in general would not have reached their current quality and success if it had not been for their license. Back in October, the original developers of the VideoLan Project commented on the matter: As the VideoLan Project is an open source program, this goes against what its original developers stand for. The developers of the original VideoLan Project weren't happy with the VLC for iOS port, because App Store users have to agree to only "share" an app with five people. In case you're not familiar with the history, here's what happened. The news comes following several months of dispute between the original developers of the VideoLan Project, and the developers of VLC for iOS ( Applidium). The universal VLC Media Player for iOS application has been removed from the App Store.
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