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Open Source VLC Media Player Coming To iPad

Posted by timothy on from the might-make-'em-temptinger dept.

Stoobalou writes "The people behind VLC, quite probably the most useful media player available right now, have submitted an iPod version to the Apple software police. VLC — which is rightfully famous for having a go at playing just about any kind of audio or video file you care to throw at it — should appear some time next week, if it makes it through the often unfathomable approval process implemented by Apple. The Open Source Video Lan Client has been tweaked to run on the iPod by software developer Applidium."

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  1. Re:GPL Violation? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What? You mean like how I can't release a windows app as GPL without open sourcing Windows?

  2. Re:Quicktime? by commodore64_love · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They allowed the Opera Mini browser, even though it directly competes with (and is ~5 times faster than) Apple's Safari browser. So I'm betting Apple will approve VLC too. - If they do reject it the reason will be something else - like ability to hack into iPad internals (same reason the C64emultator was rejected from iStore) rather than because of fear of competition.

    offtopic:

    Why isn't SeaMonkey listed on the EU's browser choice screen? I like its old Netscape style. :-|

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  3. Re:GPL Violation? by DdJ · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Waiting until Apple can give feedback on it, as long as the wait is not too long, is a way to demonstrate to Apple that you're acting in good faith and attempting to comply with their policies and processes. It shows that if Apple finds a minor fault with the app and requests something be changed, they're willing to wait to incorporate those changes before letting non-compliant versions get "out into the wild".

    The wait may not be necessary, but it's certainly a decent idea for someone who wants to work with Apple instead of adopting a "fight the power!" attitude. It's a show of respect. And the gesture probably does appreciably increase the odds that it'll get approved.

  4. Re:summary and article incorrect: iPod != iPad by sootman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The iPad is just a big iPod touch--in the same way that a swimming pool is "just a big bathtub." People who say that tend to not realize that size alone makes totally different things possible. (Cue corny jokes in 3... 2... )

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