Is this allowed?
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/powder-toy/id764674591?mt=8
It mentions that: ''The game is based on The Powder Toy opensource project''
But from the screenshots it looks kinda the same, but outdated or old.
Sorry If I look like a complete retard here, just wanting to know.
Edited 3 times by ItsVexZy. Last: 13th Jul 2018 -
He was allowed to do this back in 2014, but he shouldn't be making a profit anymore. This was to test out TPT's app ability. I don't think this should be allowed anymore, since jacob1 made the official app.
Edited once by NUCLEAR_FOX. Last: 13th Jul 2018 -
''GPLv3 license'' Uhm what does that mean?
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https://github.com/ThePowderToy/The-Powder-Toy/blob/master/LICENSE
(You don't have to read all of it, GitHub summarises it at the top. It also says that the summary is no legal advice so yeah.)
Edited 2 times by LBPHacker. Last: 13th Jul 2018 -
Mmmmm... I understand it now! Thanks
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The license definitely allows the person to do this assuming they provide the sources (their github seems down?).
The problem with the app store (and I suspect the reason the app is not free) is that there's a fairly hefty (for an independent developer) yearly fee for publishing apps and stuff like that.
The alternative definitely exists but it is much more complicated than installing an app from the app store: very generally speaking you create a unique developer key that can be used to install apps on your (and only your) device and then you sign the binaries you compiled with that. You can't distribute that binary for other people: they'll need their own keys for their devices. -
Here is the source code, since the original repository was deleted: https://git.starcatcher.us/jacob1/The-Powder-Toy-iOS-Unofficial
Because of our license, this is actually legal. You just need to provide the source code. Since the original repo is down, it is unclear whether that port is allowed now. But anyway, I had a backup of the code on my computer I uploaded there. -
The application in question is not in compliance. There is no contact point and considering the Github has shutdown, the application is no longer in compliance with the distribution requirements under GPLv3.
We are looking into resolving the matter and no further comments
Edited once by Lawyer. Last: 13th Jul 2018
