VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
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VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
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Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#2This is the last in a long row of copyright violations permitted by Apple to the store despite app review and multiple complaints by us in the past.
This binary is based on buggy, old pre-production code, includes ads and absolutely non-working integrations to Dropbox, etc. because the provider did not set the private keys correctly.
The official app currently awaits review and will hopefully be out soon. It will be stable, ad-free and with full support for the clouds.
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#3This is the last in a long row of copyright violations permitted by Apple to the store despite app review and multiple complaints by us in the past. This binary is based on buggy, old pre-production code, includes ads and absolutely non-working integrations to Dropbox, etc. because the provider did not set the private keys correctly. The official app currently awaits review and will hopefully be out soon. It will be…
Here is translated author's statement:
VLC is Open Source and I was irritated by how long they waits with their release - I've spent some nights on this and convinced Apple to approve it. And I succedeed. At first they returned it to me, because of violaton of copyright laws. I was expecting it, so I sent them links to MIT and GPL2 from VideoLAN webpage, where is stated, that you can use source code for whatever you want. Well, they approved it today.
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#4This is the last in a long row of copyright violations permitted by Apple to the store despite app review and multiple complaints by us in the past. This binary is based on buggy, old pre-production code, includes ads and absolutely non-working integrations to Dropbox, etc. because the provider did not set the private keys correctly. The official app currently awaits review and will hopefully be out soon. It will be…
Here is translated author's statement: VLC is Open Source and I was irritated by how long they waits with their release - I've spent some nights on this and convinced Apple to approve it. And I succedeed. At first they returned it to me, because of violaton of copyright laws. I was expecting it, so I sent them links to MIT and GPL2 from VideoLAN webpage, where is stated, that you can use source code for whatever you…
Using the code is fine, but the name is trademarked and should be enough to block it from the app store.
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#5I have a copy of the original VLC App on my iPad, but since I've bought my new iPhone 6, and restored it from iCloud, the official VLC player was missing when the restore was completed, I'm guessing this us to do with it being pulled from the App store at the time.
To my surprise, I was looking at the purchased app section on the App store on my phone, and under the area where it lists Apps not on my iPhone I saw VLC Player, with the cloud button with a downwards arrow on it, so I quickly download it. Not too sure what happened, but I now have the official VLC app back on my iPhone.
It says the developer is VideoLAN and version 2.4.0 and not the one by Jiri Volek
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#6I have a copy of the original VLC App on my iPad, but since I've bought my new iPhone 6, and restored it from iCloud, the official VLC player was missing when the restore was completed, I'm guessing this us to do with it being pulled from the App store at the time. To my surprise, I was looking at the purchased app section on the App store on my phone, and under the area where it lists Apps not on my iPhone I saw VLC…
You can still download IPA file from VideoLAN[1]. I'm wondering if it's signed and ready to install through iTunes. I also have original copy from App Store, so can't test.
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#7I have a copy of the original VLC App on my iPad, but since I've bought my new iPhone 6, and restored it from iCloud, the official VLC player was missing when the restore was completed, I'm guessing this us to do with it being pulled from the App store at the time. To my surprise, I was looking at the purchased app section on the App store on my phone, and under the area where it lists Apps not on my iPhone I saw VLC…
You can still download IPA file from VideoLAN[1]. I'm wondering if it's signed and ready to install through iTunes. I also have original copy from App Store, so can't test. [1] http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ios.html
I'm not too sure what happened, the one in the link you posted is 2.3.0, and the one I got from the App store is 2.4.0
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#8This is the last in a long row of copyright violations permitted by Apple to the store despite app review and multiple complaints by us in the past. This binary is based on buggy, old pre-production code, includes ads and absolutely non-working integrations to Dropbox, etc. because the provider did not set the private keys correctly. The official app currently awaits review and will hopefully be out soon. It will be…
Here is translated author's statement: VLC is Open Source and I was irritated by how long they waits with their release - I've spent some nights on this and convinced Apple to approve it. And I succedeed. At first they returned it to me, because of violaton of copyright laws. I was expecting it, so I sent them links to MIT and GPL2 from VideoLAN webpage, where is stated, that you can use source code for whatever you…
Ok, at first, the app provider added advertisement to the app using Google AdSense to make a personal profit. Further, the license is not MIT but MPLv2 and GPLv2 which is intrinsically different - and we clearly don't say that you can use our code for whatever you want. Then, they don't provide the source code to their changes, which is required by either license. Those licenses are not being shown in the App Store. Finally, the App Store shows "© 2015 Voldzi" which means that you claim copyright for entire app, which they clearly don't have.
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Here is translated author's statement: VLC is Open Source and I was irritated by how long they waits with their release - I've spent some nights on this and convinced Apple to approve it. And I succedeed. At first they returned it to me, because of violaton of copyright laws. I was expecting it, so I sent them links to MIT and GPL2 from VideoLAN webpage, where is stated, that you can use source code for whatever you…
Ok, at first, the app provider added advertisement to the app using Google AdSense to make a personal profit. Further, the license is not MIT but MPLv2 and GPLv2 which is intrinsically different - and we clearly don't say that you can use our code for whatever you want. Then, they don't provide the source code to their changes, which is required by either license. Those licenses are not being shown in the App Store.…
Believe it or not, I'm not an author of it... And I'm not approving it, just found it interesting, that Apple accepted it into App Store.
Re: VLC for iOS is back in App Store – not by VideoLAN
#10I have a copy of the original VLC App on my iPad, but since I've bought my new iPhone 6, and restored it from iCloud, the official VLC player was missing when the restore was completed, I'm guessing this us to do with it being pulled from the App store at the time. To my surprise, I was looking at the purchased app section on the App store on my phone, and under the area where it lists Apps not on my iPhone I saw VLC…
This is because you downloaded our app a while ago and we did something so you can re-download it to your device now. This is in preparation of our actual release in the next days (we won't release 2.4.0 publicly but 2.4.1 because of a regression).