ScummVM on the App Store

#1

Post by galapago » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 3:37 PM UTC

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

#2

Post by m463 » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:04 PM UTC

hmmm I suspect this is because it is GPLv2 which doesn't require the freedom to RUN the program (which apple doesn't give you)

apple seems to ship software with gplv2 (old bash, etc) but no GPLv3 software.

...even though they are technically in violation of the GPL by modifying and shipping bash binaries without full source - it is missing rootless.h (not the X11 file)

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

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Post by Ecco » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:04 PM UTC

Curious as to why it took so long. Anybody around knows?

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

#4

Post by adrianN » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:05 PM UTC

Is there a place where I can legally obtain images to run on the vm?

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

#5

Post by sspiff » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:06 PM UTC

Interesting.

My 5 year old sons favourite app on his Android tablet is ScummVM.

I bought all the Putt Putt, Freddy Fish, and Spy Fox games on Steam, and after copying the data files over to ScummVM on Android, my son has been enjoying them a lot.

I'd much prefer him spending his time with these rather than these toxic mobile games that target young kids with repetitive loops locked behind countdown timers and in app purchases.

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

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Post by sspiff » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:06 PM UTC

adrianN wrote: post #4

Is there a place where I can legally obtain images to run on the vm?

Steam. I bought a ton of these on Steam and just copied the data files over to my sons tablet. Works perfectly, including localisation.

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

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Post by peddling-brink » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:06 PM UTC

Ecco wrote: post #3

Curious as to why it took so long. Anybody around knows?

I’m surprised it’s allowed at all. To my knowledge, Apple has never allowed general purpose virtualization software.

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

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Post by amlib » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:08 PM UTC

Ecco wrote: post #3

Curious as to why it took so long. Anybody around knows?

Isn't Apple very restrictive about apps that allow running arbitrary code like emulators? I'm also a bit perplexed, unless they have changed their policy recently.

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

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Post by wk_end » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:09 PM UTC

Ecco wrote: post #3

Curious as to why it took so long. Anybody around knows?

It’s got interpreters that lets it execute arbitrary (?) code, which I thought was verboten. TBH I’m not sure how this got through Apple’s censors…?

Re: ScummVM on the App Store

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Post by anotherhue » Sat, Dec 30, 2023, 4:10 PM UTC

First person to write a browser that can run under Scumm wins an EU prize.