iOS?

[ANAND]

Now it has been said before that the GPL is not compatible with the app store. BUT Minetest is under the LGPL 2.1, which /is/ compatible with the app store’s licensing (LGPL libraries are used in VLC under iOS). So it would be legal to distribute Minetest on the app store (but not really any GPL mods).

Then we can copy-paste the code from the original mods into brand-new LGPL mods (made just for iOS), and call them iDefault, iBed, iBucket, iStairs, iFurnace, iFire, etc. :P

Problem solved? :)

[trungus]

Hi guys,

I'm very new with Minetest, I discover it a few days ago and I'm fascinated, it's really a great piece of software and will be great have it on a IOS device (by the way it's the only mayor platform left).

About share folders on IOS devices, it's not true that the app is completely isolated, I have an iPad and Apple release an interface called iDocuments that permit to apps to share content with others, for example, I use "Working Copy" as my git client and "Textastic" as my IDE to edit the files owned by "Working Copy" without an issue, just open and edit it.

Best Regards.
Trungus

[Lone_Wolf]

It would be nice to get Minetest on iOS. A lot of the players on HOMETOWN are iOS users. And once Minetest 5.0 comes out if all of the minetest servers update then the only servers those iOS users will be able to play on would be the minetesthosting ones. And none of those are very good. They all have the same mods

[sorcerykid]

I don't foresee server operators being quick to all switch over to 5.0 because it will alienate a large userbase. I think most of the players on a number of popular servers are iOS users.

Personally, I would really like to see a jailbreak version of Minetest released as a proof of concept until the legal issues of app store approval are ironed out.

[migdyn]

How is it that there is a lot more copies of minetest on the apple store where you have to play $99/year compare to google play which is a one time payment of $25?

the struggle of nine year-olds trying to get minecraft for free on their parent's iPhone is real

You have that problem in the US too? I thought kids trying to get Minecraft for free are only in Poland and European countries generally

[Lone_Wolf]

How is it that there is a lot more copies of minetest on the apple store where you have to play $99/year compare to google play which is a one time payment of $25?

the struggle of nine year-olds trying to get minecraft for free on their parent's iPhone is real

You have that problem in the US too? I thought kids trying to get Minecraft for free are only in Poland and European countries generally

It's a 'problem' everywhere

[sorcerykid]

This is why I believe that all players are players (rather than so-called "guests") even if they happen to be little kids using an unofficial client -- only because there isn't an official client for them to download.

Kids want to play with free software. Nothing wrong with that, or even unusual in my view :)

[migdyn]

This is why I believe that all players are players (rather than so-called "guests") even if they happen to be little kids using an unofficial client -- only because there isn't an official client for them to download.

Kids want to play with free software. Nothing wrong with that, or even unusual in my view :)

Well, most kids want to play with proprietary software. Just install a GNU/Linux distro on a computer which a kid uses to play Fortknight and watch their reaction

[sorcerykid]

Indeed, what I meant is most kids that don't have access to mommy or daddy's credit card and only have an iPad or iPhone will happily make do with downloading free apps instead :P

[migdyn]

Indeed, what I meant is most kids that don't have access to mommy or daddy's credit card and only have an iPad or iPhone will happily make do with downloading free apps instead :P

TheseI'm actually surprised the kids don't get annoyed by the ads nad other nasty features in crappy Minetest forks on Google Play

[Lone_Wolf]

Indeed, what I meant is most kids that don't have access to mommy or daddy's credit card and only have an iPad or iPhone will happily make do with downloading free apps instead :P

TheseI'm actually surprised the kids don't get annoyed by the ads nad other nasty features in crappy Minetest forks on Google Play

They do get annoyed. I see them complaining in the chat on servers all of the time. There's no other way for them though

[migdyn]

Indeed, what I meant is most kids that don't have access to mommy or daddy's credit card and only have an iPad or iPhone will happily make do with downloading free apps instead :P

TheseI'm actually surprised the kids don't get annoyed by the ads nad other nasty features in crappy Minetest forks on Google Play

They do get annoyed. I see them complaining in the chat on servers all of the time. There's no other way for them though

But there is an official Minetest android port maintained by rubenwardy

[Lone_Wolf]

But there is an official Minetest android port maintained by rubenwardy

Oh. I missed the 'Google play' part. Sorry.
All the complaints I've seen are from iOS users

[trungus]

Hi Guys.

I have no devicces with a jailbreak, both are live (No end-of-live reached yet) but I plan to assemble a Hackintosh in a couple of month, when the new laptop will be ready I can help to make a proof of concept, so far as I know XCode has a iphone/ipad emulator, we can try the PoC there.

What do you think?.

Best Regards
Trungus

[texmex]

Hi Guys.

I have no devicces with a jailbreak, both are live (No end-of-live reached yet) but I plan to assemble a Hackintosh in a couple of month, when the new laptop will be ready I can help to make a proof of concept, so far as I know XCode has a iphone/ipad emulator, we can try the PoC there.

What do you think?.

Best Regards
Trungus

Do it!