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I found an "article" that explains this a bit [0], the gist is that the App Store is the sticking point. But why would this be the case? What does bash have to
by shawkinaw 10y ago
I found an "article" that explains this a bit [0], the gist is that the App Store is the sticking point. But why would this be the case? What does bash have to do with the App Store app? And why are they still allowed to distribute 3.2?
[0] https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-reason-for-some-of-the-Linux-tools-on-OS-X-being-so-old-Is-this-related-to-GPL-licensing https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-reason-for-some-of-the-Lin...
- _kst_ 10y agoBash 3.2 is distributed under GPL Version 2. Bash 4 is under GPL version 3. (I'll let others discuss the differences and how they might interact with the App Store.)
- vsl 10y agoThat doesn't make any sense, App Store has no relation to what Apple distributes as part of macOS. Apple takes issue with patents-related wording in GPL3 and doesn't want to be subject to GPL3 (while they're OK with GPL2). Hence not distributing GPL3-licensed software.