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I can't help. There is no license, so your app is proprietary. What are the goals and what needs to be implemented?
Just added the Apache License.
Goals:
My current goal is to just get the site working with all/most of the existing functionality. For that there is a lot to do. Profile/settings page, comment replies, community browser/subscriptions to name a few.
Sounds great!! I will be pendent of news about that project. Currently I'm using Jerboa. Not so bad and needs improve a lot of stuff, would be great could use Infinity for Reddit but for Lemmy. Is open source so I think it could possible, but I'm not a programmer yet. Good luck!!
Thank you! Would you be open to using a Copyleft license like GPL? Or is that not possible when releasing the app to mobile stores?
It seems like Jerboa uses GPLv3 as well, as does Bitwarden and some other open source apps. Its probably ok though it seems like it can run into trouble way down the line. Im going to keep the GPLv3 for now.
It seems that the
lemmy-js-clientlibrary you are using is licensed under AGPLv3. So I'm not sure if you are allowed to use it with your current license. You might have to make your project AGPLv3 too.The Apache License 2.0 is compatible with the GPLv3 and AGPLv3 but not the GPLv2: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#apache2. Using an AGPLv3-licensed library in an Apache 2.0-licensed program is allowed, but you must follow the AGPLv3 when conveying it, which is incompatible with the Apple app store ToS.
AGPL is a Copyleft license, so how can it be possible to use such library in an Apache licensed program? Isn't the whole idea of Copyleft to make that impossible? To make sure that nobody can take away users freedoms?
I think what they meant on gnu.org is that you can use Apache licensed code in a GPL licensed program.
The combination of an Apache-licensed program and AGPLv3-licensed library is covered by both licenses, meaning that both need to be followed. This does not change the license of the program itself - the library could be replaced. Somebody could take away the users' freedoms, but they would need to replace the library.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#IfLibraryIsGPL
It seems like GPLv3 is ok. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_iOS_applications https://github.com/tigase/siskin-im/issues/103
Updated
Just did some reading and it indeed does seem like GPL is not allowed in app stores as it does not allow any further restrictions (such as Apples store's requirements).
I have to do some research.
I might try my hand at contributing. I have yet to do any open source development but really want to work on something lemmy related.
Interesting. Is this easier to work in than React Native?
I am not a fan of React, so in my opinion, yes. The substantial difference here is this isn't native, its just a webapp that looks and feels just like a native application. The nice thing here is its just vanilla JS/CSS/HTML.