iPhone - Apple's NDA-protected license agreement changed in April 2010

The original clause stated:

3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs.

The new version of 3.3.1 reads:

3.3.1 — Applications may only use Documented APIs in the manner prescribed by Apple and must not use or call any private APIs. Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine, and only code written in C, C++, and Objective-C may compile and directly link against the Documented APIs (e.g., Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited).

It means frustrating news for developers with lot more restrictions to develop applications on iPhone. Then developers can no longer use software like Novell's MonoTouch, Unity3D, or Ansca's Corona to develop iPhone applications, and tools like Appcelerator's Titanium and PhoneGap are looking uncertainty. Generally it restricts users from utilizing different programming languages, libraries, and tools.

iPhone - Apple's NDA-protected license agreement changed in April 2010