From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2011-05-20T17:57:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby interpreter on the iPad

Apple later changed that to "you can distribute an interpreter, as
long as it doesn't download code off the internet". Also the scheme
interepreter is legit; the guy is the main gambit developer, so at the
very least he's unlikely to be running an ipad app scam :)

martin

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> wrote:
> I have an Android phone so I can't speak authoritatively, but my
> understanding was that you couldn't distribute any application for
> iPhone/iPad which would interpret code.
>
> However, there was recently an off-topic post here where someone said
> they had made a Scheme interpreter available through the App Store:
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/1743573
>
> Warning: since you have to pay them 99c to test their claim, it could
> just be a scam.
>
> Otherwise, your best bet might be one of the experimental Ruby
> interpreters written in Javascript. Or you could try this:
> http://bellard.org/jslinux/
> http://bellard.org/jslinux/tech.html
> I'd be interested to know how long it takes to boot on an iPad :-)
>
> An Android pad wouldn't have this issue. "Rubuto" is full jRuby for
> Android, and is available for free from the Android marketplace.
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian.
>
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>
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