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It's their platform they can decide what they want on it and what they don't unfortunately. I would love to see all of my favorite GNU/sourceforge/github apps r
by res0nat0r 16y ago
It's their platform they can decide what they want on it and what they don't unfortunately. I would love to see all of my favorite GNU/sourceforge/github apps running on Apple products, but this isn't going to happen. This is why I'm not buying another iPod after my 2nd gen one died, and also sold my Macbook.
I dont like the pointy and clicky interface (yes I know Darwin is underneath), and since I don't like it I use my PC based HTPC/desktop/laptop at home running Ubuntu and am perfectly fine with it.
Not all companies are going to take the RMS route and make their bread and butter 100% free for anyone to use from day one and think they will be in business for more than a month. I love OSS and everything about it, but I understand the business reasons too and since I just don't like the products that Apple forces me to use, I just dont use them. Capitalism at work right?
- ptomato 16y agoYeah, there's certainly not open source apps running on OS X. Nothing of the kind. Apple certainly doesn't contribute heavily to open source projects like WebKit or LLVM either.
- res0nat0r 16y agoI never said anything about Jobs and company exhaustively banning anything and everything covered under the GPL or similar. Please fold up the Jump To Conclusions mat.