Yes, I read that today, but is that a new development from the time of the whole non-Apple-approved language kerfuffle, or have MonoTouch apps always compiled into c/C++/ObjC?
monotouch apps were never compiled to c/C++/ObjC. they go straight to native code.
or LLVM
that rule was reversed months ago
Also, while it was in effect it was not enforced against apps that used Mono.
Yea, it was all about trying to screw Adobe.
Why specifically were they trying to screw Adobe?
Flash Player for iOS sucks. But Apple doesn't want developers to forgo developing native apps while waiting for Flash to improve, so they just banned it. It's a clean break.
Thank you for asking this. I came here to ask it. I'm not sure why you were downvoted for it (I assume that's why the comment has been dimmed). Sometimes I don't think I recognize HN. It's a shame, and I hope it doesn't keep you from asking questions here.
Thanks. People can downvote stuff for silly reasons here, but I've found it's usually pretty easy to know when to take the downvotes as a badge of honor, and when to take them as a genuine learning experience.
I'm speculating here, but I'm guessing the reason it was downvoted (if it was, I never saw it dimmed) was because the whole "section 3.2.2" thing seems to have been settled around a year or so ago. That is, anyone who was concerned about it being a problem should probably know by now that it ended up being resolved and left MonoTouch unaffected. For a lot of folks I presume it's "old news" and some folks may just think euroclydon is trying to spread FUD.
No FUD here. I remember the 3.2.2 thing being news that transcended the realm of just iOS developers, but the resolution, I don't remember that at all.
A year, wow, it doesn't seem like that long ago!
I don't remember it either, probably because I decided that I would just try to make my website work well on mobile and skip the app altogether. Became convinced of this strategy when A decided to take 30% of my sales through an app also (or did they rescind that also?).
Anyway, downvoting without comment on something like this is poor.