Re: iOS application on Linux

http://code.google.com/p/cooliris-toolkit/ i am going to try and
compile some code from this toolkit for linux with objc and see how
far I get.
mike

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Mike  Dupont
<jamesmikedupont-gM/[email protected]> wrote:
> well this sounds like a good project, to port the api over.
> What would it take to get an example objective c code running on
> linux? I would like to try that.
> Just take public examples. best would be freely licensed ones and
> compile them, adding in the stubs as you go.
> mike
>
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Jack <quiet_celt-/[email protected]> wrote:
>> Thanks Chris,
>> What I really meant was what is the best development environment on Linux.
>> I'm aware the best environment is on Macs with the official SDK.
>> Deploying, would really just have been a bonus.
>> I have no desire to write iPhone Apps, but my grandson might. He's not in a
>> financial situation to go and buy a Mac or even get a
>> developer license from Apple. I myself am disinclined to obtain said tools
>> for him. A truly cheap Mac, I might be willing to buy.
>> Cheap as in older, used, discarded, PC hardware, cheap.
>> I've known about the Objective-C compiler in GNU for years. I've seen the
>> iphone-dev site,
>> which seems abandoned, and thus was not sure even what level of development
>> is possible in Linux.
>> Was not sure about the VM capabilities either. I have no intentions of
>> clicking through any Apple EULA/NDA. Especially considering the DOJs latest
>> stand on things.
>>
>> I would allow my underage grandson to do such, except now the DOJ is calling
>> him (and every US minor) a criminal who should be prosecuted,
>> simply due to the fact: they are minors, the CFAA, and Google's TOS.
>>
>> For those, new to the story, the DOJ says it's a crime to violate the TOS of
>> a website. Google's TOS forbid minors, because they cannot legally enter
>> into a contract.
>> Hence any minor can't legally use Google without becoming a felon per CFAA.
>> I'm pretty sure just about every teen in America has used Google.
>>
>> http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS
>> "2.3 You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if (a) you
>> are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google, or (b) you are
>> a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United
>> States or other countries including the country in which you are resident or
>> from which you use the Services."
>> Brilliant.
>> Thanks again,
>> Jack
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Christofer C. Bell <[email protected]>
>> To: Jack <quiet_celt-/[email protected]>
>> Cc: Kclug <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 5:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: iOS application on Linux
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Jack <quiet_celt-/[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Anyone know if one can write AND deploy iOS applications from Linux?
>>
>> Not really.  If you're programming for iOS, you're writing against the
>> UI that iOS provides.  Linux doesn't provide the same user interface.
>> That said, Objective-C is available for both.
>>
>> Debian (and derivatives): gobjc
>> Fedora (and derivatives): libobjc
>>
>>> Anyone ever used PhoneGap in Linux?
>>
>> Never heard of it.
>>
>>> Best iPhone/iPad emulator?
>>
>> The one that comes with the iOS SDK.
>> http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action
>>
>>> Cheap Apple development box?
>>
>> A Mac mini.
>> http://www.apple.com/macmini/
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jack
>>
>> --
>> Chris
>>
>>
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