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Apple only cut off a small bit of open source software after the religious zealots decided it would be a good PR move to make an issue of it. And who is anybod

Apple only cut off a small bit of open source software after the religious zealots decided it would be a good PR move to make an issue of it. And who is anybody to say what Apple can or can't do with their brilliant platform that they invested in and worked hard on? Apple is a business, not a religion. They don't want the legal risks, so they cut the app. They don't close up shop or make bad decisions because of vague philosophy from a crusty old engineer and his crusty old beard.

zppx 16y ago
good PR move? I'm sick of this Apple love and hate meaningless discussion, please stop you all, this is insane. GNU has the copyright ownership over Gnu Go, if they wish they could seal the only saved copy of the source code in a safe and throw it into the sea, it's their software and they can do whatever they want, this includes enforcing the license they released their software under, the same way you can do whatever you want with your software, and I see that you made some great software.
- andrewljohnson 16y ago
  It's funny you can say all of that with a straight face. You are indeed correct - GNU can do whatever they want with the software, and what they chose to do in this case was two-fold 1) embarrass Apple and 2) prevent people from using free software. If anyone is to blame here it is GNU, for choosing philosophy over the utility of people.
  - zppx 16y ago
    The whole point of my comment was that these [Apple-related] flames that are appearing in HN in the last 3 months or so are a great disgrace for this community, this is motive of the gross exaggeration in my comment, and the motivation of my 1st paragraph. I thought about including a paragraph about how GNU handled the case but I just found that it could contribute to a flame war that I have no interest in participate, I'm not a fan of GNU, I do not want to defend GNU or the FSF.

zppx 16y ago

good PR move? I'm sick of this Apple love and hate meaningless discussion, please stop you all, this is insane. GNU has the copyright ownership over Gnu Go, if they wish they could seal the only saved copy of the source code in a safe and throw it into the sea, it's their software and they can do whatever they want, this includes enforcing the license they released their software under, the same way you can do whatever you want with your software, and I see that you made some great software.

andrewljohnson 16y ago
It's funny you can say all of that with a straight face. You are indeed correct - GNU can do whatever they want with the software, and what they chose to do in this case was two-fold 1) embarrass Apple and 2) prevent people from using free software. If anyone is to blame here it is GNU, for choosing philosophy over the utility of people.
- zppx 16y ago
  The whole point of my comment was that these [Apple-related] flames that are appearing in HN in the last 3 months or so are a great disgrace for this community, this is motive of the gross exaggeration in my comment, and the motivation of my 1st paragraph. I thought about including a paragraph about how GNU handled the case but I just found that it could contribute to a flame war that I have no interest in participate, I'm not a fan of GNU, I do not want to defend GNU or the FSF.