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# Apple listened and fixed my main issue with the CTF
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-listened-and-fixed-my-main-issue-with-the-ctf/
- Published: 2024-05-15T19:29:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-15T19:29:59.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Apple two weeks ago: [What’s New for Apps Distributed in the European Union](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=d0z8d8rx&ref=birchtree.me)

> First, no CTF is required if a developer has no revenue whatsoever. This includes creating a free app without monetization that is not related to revenue of any kind (physical, digital, advertising, or otherwise). This condition is intended to give students, hobbyists, and other non-commercial developers an opportunity to create a popular app without paying the CTF.

I missed this when it hit, but this is good news on the Core Technology Fee front! I think free software is awesome and people should not be discouraged from making it if it means success could bankrupt them. I still think the CTF is a bit ridiculous at its core, but this change removes the biggest issue I had with it personally.