KDE Connect in the Apple Store

[Aleix Pol]

Hi,
I've been discussing with QIAO about the fact that he developed a KDE
Connect port to Apple iOS. Now it is ready to go in the Apple Store (I
think it's not there yet) and we would like to know how complying it is
with the KDE Licensing terms to have a project in MPL (which needs to be as
GPL is incompatible with the Apple Store).

The code can be found here [1], or at least that's the only version I've
found.

I hope we can find the best solution.

Cheers!
Aleix

[1] http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=scratch%2Fyangqiao%2Fkdeconnect-ios.git

[Peter Hedlund]

WordPress for iOS (https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-iOS) is GPL as are several other iOS apps.

Peter

Hi,
I've been discussing with QIAO about the fact that he developed a KDE Connect port to Apple iOS. Now it is ready to go in the Apple Store (I think it's not there yet) and we would like to know how complying it is with the KDE Licensing terms to have a project in MPL (which needs to be as GPL is incompatible with the Apple Store).
The code can be found here [1], or at least that's the only version I've found.
I hope we can find the best solution.
Cheers!
Aleix
[1] http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=scratch%2Fyangqiao%2Fkdeconnect-ios.git
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[Jonathan Riddell]

I recommend licencing it under the normal KDE terms (GPL2+3+ev or
GPL2+ see https://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy) plus the
MPL if that's what is needed. The MPL has a strange term 3.3 which
allows you to convert it back to GPL so it's unlikely to be a problem
should anyone take it straight from the Apple Store and make
additions.

You should make it clear whatever it is with headers in each source
file with the licences and copyright holders which currently this
project seems to lack.

Jonathan

Post by Aleix Pol
Hi,
I've been discussing with QIAO about the fact that he developed a KDE
Connect port to Apple iOS. Now it is ready to go in the Apple Store (I
think it's not there yet) and we would like to know how complying it is
with the KDE Licensing terms to have a project in MPL (which needs to be
as GPL is incompatible with the Apple Store).
The code can be found here [1], or at least that's the only version I've
found.
I hope we can find the best solution.
Cheers!
Aleix
[1]A http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=scratch%2Fyangqiao%2Fkdeconnect-ios.git

[Sune Vuorela]

Post by Jonathan Riddell
I recommend licencing it under the normal KDE terms (GPL2+3+ev or
GPL2+ see https://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy) plus the
MPL if that's what is needed. The MPL has a strange term 3.3 which
allows you to convert it back to GPL so it's unlikely to be a problem
should anyone take it straight from the Apple Store and make
additions.

I was about to write a (long) mail suggesting dual licensing as well as
the good solution.

It gives the possibility to 1) put it in the apple appstore and 2)
incorporate the code in another non-apple store targetted application.

/Sune