iPhone SDK is under NDA (was Re: iPhone SDK)

FROM : Alastair Houghton
DATE : Mon Mar 31 17:10:16 2008

On 29 Mar 2008, at 22:32, Andreas Höschler wrote:

> Just afte rinstalling the iPhone sdk downloaded a few days ago I 
> realized that there is even a newer SDK with some enhencements. I 
> downloaded and installed that.


The iPhone SDK is under NDA.  When you downloaded and installed it, 
you promised to abide by a license agreement that says that you can't 
talk about it.

It *is* public knowledge that the iPhone SDK requires an Intel-based 
Mac.  It is also public knowledge that there is a second version of 
the SDK.  But beyond that, unless the information in question is 
public knowledge (which is defined in the license agreement), you 
can't discuss it with anyone except Apple employees.

It seems especially foolish to break this promise in this particular 
instance, as Apple is going to act as a gatekeeper for the App Store, 
and---depending on the seriousness of your license breach---it could 
very well turn around and ask you why Apple should trust you given 
that you broke your agreement last time around.  I'm not saying it's 
likely to happen in this case (or indeed in *any* case), but I do 
think a number of people are being far too careless about the NDA 
(perhaps because they downloaded the SDK for free and didn't read the 
license agreement they were signing up to?)

Kind regards,

Alastair.

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