# GPLv2 & the App Store

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/gplv2-the-app-store/45468>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [6월 9, 2016, 11:01오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gplv2-the-app-store/45468 "2016-06-09T11:01:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [6월 9, 2016, 6:29오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gplv2-the-app-store/45468/4 "2016-06-09T18:29:28Z")

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If you are planning to get the mobile version of Discourse and wrap it into a Cordova app, then yeah, probably you’re not OK for at least couple of reasons:

1. First is, obviously, the legal one.

- Second is more like practical. You’ll have to push a new version of the app on every Discourse update 🙂

However, I don’t think the GPL also cover the API calls, so if you decide to build an app that will only consume the Discourse API you’ll solve both of the above issues.

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Considering the GPL license, I’m pretty sure the founders won’t have anything against this with two exceptions:

> [@sam](#):
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> However, **our logo** is used quite extensively this leads to a lot of confusion about the source of the app. People can confuse it with an official offering from us.
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> Can you remove the logo and perhaps **rename the app** somewhat?

So as long as you don’t use Discourse name or logo, founders _probably_ have nothing against this.

So I’d say your beef is with Apple, not with Discourse.

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