Apple iOS license term changes lift interpreted code and dynamic linking ban? (The overlooked implications)
In a PR statement release by Apple today, the iOS license terms to 3.3.1, 3.3.2 and 3.3.9 have been changed. Among these clauses used to be the clause that banned interpreted languages. That appears to be lifted and there is already buzz about Flash as a possibility on iOS.
As a developer, this clause is important to me because I like to use Lua which is usually used as an interpreted language.
But I'm posting this because I think the clause may open the door to other important things which people so far have not talked about or overlooked. (Flash is sucking up all the oxygen in the room.)
First and most importantly, I believe the dynamic linking ban may also be lifted. …
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