[kurtsiegfried]

http://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-October...

This is the original post by Rémi Denis-Courmont, on the VLC developers mailing list pertaining to the takedown notice filed at the end of October. In it he links to another FSF post about incompatibilities between the App Store licensing terms, and the GPL, as well as his rational for filing the takedown notice

EDIT: Sorry Callahad for the dupe, you typed faster than I did.

[huhtenberg]

So it was the FSF who pushed for the removal, and not Apple doing it on their own accord?

Also reading that older HN discussion from two months ago it appears that Apple had addressed the compatibility of the AppStore T&C with the GPL (by adding an "unless" clause covering any prior licensing between the user and the software vendor) - has this changed since then?

Can anyone care to comment without bashing either side? Thanks.

[sanxiyn]

Well, FSF and Remi notified Apple of the situation, and Apple removed them (GNU Go, Battle for Wesnoth, VLC).

As I understand, FSF and Remi did not request Apple for removal, they requested either Apple modify their terms of use to be compatible with GPL, or failing that, remove the app. It was Apple's choice.

EDIT: the parent added question about App Store terms change after I replied. I am working on that.