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by eridius 4129 days ago
Why is it impossible? If you want JavaScript support you have to use Apple's JavaScriptCore, but I don't recall any rule that prohibits using a custom web rendering engine paired with JavaScriptCore.

So if anyone wants to build a version of Chromium that uses JavaScriptCore instead of V8, you could presumably ship that.
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air 4129 days ago
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

"Apps that browse the web must use the iOS WebKit framework and WebKit Javascript"

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eridius 4129 days ago
Huh. I haven't actually read through that document in a while. I thought it just had the prohibition against scripting languages other than the iOS JavaScriptCore (i.e. WebKit Javascript). I wonder why it now states that you must use the WebKit framework as well?
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shmerl 4129 days ago
> I thought it just had the prohibition against scripting languages other than the iOS JavaScriptCore (i.e. WebKit Javascript).

Which is already close to prohibiting other browsers (like Firefox for instance).

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