Would this theoretically allow a Flutter app developer to build and deploy an ios app from Linux? God, I hope so.
candiddevmike · 4h ago
It technically violates the Apple Developer Agreement AFAIK, but that seems like yet another lawsuit waiting to happen IMO.
ronsor · 3h ago
Apple won't do anything right now as they're certainly afraid the courts* will slap them hard.
*Both US and EU now
saagarjha · 2h ago
They’re still rejecting Fortnite so I don’t think they’re particularly scared of anything
jchw · 51m ago
Epic Games sure is proving to be a formidable opponent, but they might be getting a little optimistic with thinking that Fortnite will be allowed to return to the App Store; after all, while they have been squabbling over App Store policies, I don't think any of the rulings imply that Apple still can't keep specific titles banned from the App Store at their discretion. In that particular case I kinda feel like Apple might be right to not be afraid, at least not right now.
(P.S.: Personally, I initially thought Epic Games was stupid for flagrantly violating the ToS on purpose. Was that really needed to actually file the lawsuit? I dunno; I'm no expert. But it looked stupid. It looks a lot less stupid now, but it still kinda looks like a tactical mistake.)
Maybe they needn't be afraid here either, but from a risk perspective it does seem like causing a stink here may not be their best move. They're still going to aggressively try to railroad people into developing on Mac; there's no iPhone Simulator on Windows or Linux after all.
yard2010 · 7m ago
IMHO it's a matter of principle, showing the bully he has limited power no matter how big his muscles are.
petabyt · 2h ago
People have been doing hackintoshes and macos VMs for years... And apple hasn't really done anything. So I doubt this tool will provoke them.
karlgkk · 1m ago
A long while ago, they put some company selling hackintoshes straight into the ground. Nobody tried since
conception · 2h ago
Apple has killed the Hackintosh…. It’s just bleeding out still.
ofrzeta · 2h ago
How so? Seems like Hackintosh got kind of obsolete with Apple Silicon.
tgma · 3h ago
IIRC it is only a potential issue if the host machine isn't made by Apple. You can install Linux on a Mac and use this.
IANAL yada yada.
_blk · 3h ago
Yeah weird world. When Gates bundles IE that no one wants it's an abuse of power but when Jobs shoves his apples down your throat just to (try to) publish for their platform it's all OK.. Oh, or was that the lawsuit waiting to happen? ;)
freeamz · 3h ago
Same thing with the bank bail out, if Bush did oh my we will never hear end of it, but if cool president who smokes weed and get down some good music, then no one really call him out on it.
Cloudef · 3h ago
Afaik its already possible with darling. Nixpkgs also has xcbuild replacement, but not sure if it can handle codesigning.
woleium · 4h ago
no android support?
landr0id · 3h ago
...this is for building apps targeting iOS and macOS on non-macOS platforms. Why would Android support be necessary?
thayne · 3h ago
So you can build iOS apps on your android device?
If for no other reason, it would be gloriously ironic.
woleium · 3h ago
Oh, i misunderstood. my bad!
I thought it was for compilation of ios apps for linux and macos.
*Both US and EU now
(P.S.: Personally, I initially thought Epic Games was stupid for flagrantly violating the ToS on purpose. Was that really needed to actually file the lawsuit? I dunno; I'm no expert. But it looked stupid. It looks a lot less stupid now, but it still kinda looks like a tactical mistake.)
Maybe they needn't be afraid here either, but from a risk perspective it does seem like causing a stink here may not be their best move. They're still going to aggressively try to railroad people into developing on Mac; there's no iPhone Simulator on Windows or Linux after all.
IANAL yada yada.
If for no other reason, it would be gloriously ironic.
I thought it was for compilation of ios apps for linux and macos.