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>The iOS example was just to name one of many limitations of using GPL code.

Why do you consider this a limitation of GPL, rather than of iOS?

> No, for developers themselves. Dynamic vs. static linking mess etc.

Can you explain this? It is the nature of closed-source libraries that deny us the freedom to modify them to our own ends or link them into GPL applications.



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