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By: 迷客科技 » Blog Archive » iPhone SDK may block Firefox, Ruby, Python and several other frameworks

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:58:27 +0000

[...] that unless an app is using webkit, it may not be able to run. Mozilla developer Rob Sayre wrote a blog post about how Apple is banning Firefox, SpiderMonkey, Lisp, Lua, Ruby, Python, Rhino, Java, Opera, .NET [...]

By: Java ME coming to the iPhone or not? at mBricks

Java ME coming to the iPhone or not? at mBricks — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:49:41 +0000

[...] This limitation does not only affect Java ME but a wide range of software like for example Firefox browser. If it has caused quite a bit of frustration-venting, like this one from Mozilla’s Rob Sayre: Apple Bans Firefox, SpiderMonkey, Lisp, Lua, Ruby, Python, Rhino, Java, Opera, .NET, Squeak, Quake, Unreal, Second Life, GCC, GDB, GNOME, KDE, Photoshop, Word, Excel, Flash, Freetype and Zork (read) [...]

By: Lech

Lech — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:40:25 +0000

Roy Rex: Has anyone considered the possibility that there are actually some valid security considerations behind this?

Taking into consideration that the iPhone is both cellphone and a mobile computer, the only major security consideration I can think of revolves around an application dialing out on its own. In any given scenario, a perfectly legitimate-looking application could be run which then decides to dial “911″ or other “900″ numbers in the background or while you’re not paying attention. I doubt this is or ever even was an actual problem. But if it is possible, it would prove itself as a potentially serious security issue.

By: IoiniPhones? | The Olle Jonsson Morningstar

IoiniPhones? | The Olle Jonsson Morningstar — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:56:55 +0000

[...] Update: Madness from Apple [...]

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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:39:32 +0000

[...] a member of the Firefox development team has already noted, this is a big [...]

By: David

David — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:28:58 +0000

The implications of this very depending on how you interpret Apple’s statement. Taken literally, I think it’s only saying your program can’t download and install other programs.

The person who said Apple has banned VoIP is incorrect. In fact Apple said VoIP will be allowed, but probably only over the 802.11 connection, not the cell network. http://www.tuaw.com/2008/03/08/apple-to-allow-voip-on-iphone/