Would the following text be suitable to put on the wiki, and
represent the
sort-of consensus:
=== iOS and the App Store ===
It is questionable whether iOS and the App Store can fulfil the
requirements of the LGPL. From a long thread on the fluid-dev
mailinglist
[insert link to archive], it was concluded that the developer
distributing
an application using FluidSynth must fulfil the following
conditions:
* He/she must release all changes to the FluidSynth source code
under the
LGPL.
* He/she must release all other code of the application, either
as source
or as linkable object files, so that an independent user can
relink the
application with a different version of FluidSynth.
In addition, the App Store distribution mechanism might be
incompatible
with the LGPL, so the developer risks that Apple chooses to remove
the
application. To avoid that risk, the developer can choose to
distribute his
application through e g Cydia.
The following FluidSynth copyright holders have agreed not to
actively
raise complaints against FluidSynth App Store applications,
provided the
above conditions are met:
Peter Hanappe
Josh "Element" Green
Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas
David Henningsson
Matt Guica
Okay, I agree to have my name on that. Except it's "Giuca" not
"Guica". (I
guess it's a wiki so I can always change it.) :)
However FluidSynth has a lot of copyright holders, so the above is
NOT a
guarantee that not any other FluidSynth contributor, or anyone
else, won't
choose to raise a complaint against Apple for distributing
FluidSynth.
"NOT a guarantee that any other" (remove the second occurrence of
"not").
It may also be prudent to add one or more of the following points:
The FluidSynth developers are not responsible for any decision made
by Apple
with regards to distribution of software via the App Store.
Regardless of the exact legality of releasing LGPL code on the App
Store,
Apple is known to be conservative and remove software when in doubt
of its
legal status (e.g., VLC was removed from the App Store due to a
complaint
raised over its GPL license).