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You could say the same thing about many free software projects created for the ecosystem. Many of them could have been created by Apple and shipped as a part of
by zoul 9y ago
You could say the same thing about many free software projects created for the ecosystem. Many of them could have been created by Apple and shipped as a part of the system. I have donated my precious time to solve problems that should have been solved by Apple before. I’m not extatic about it, but my itch got scratched and hopefully I may have helped other people, too, so I consider it a pragmatic improvement. I can see your point, though, so let’s simply disagree, it’s good for the world to have different people try different approaches.
- geocar 9y agoYes, and it's a good reason to pause before making new free software for a nonfree system. Sometimes it is good because it helps people use more free software- but not always. Sometimes it just helps people use the non-free software.
- slaymaker1907 9y agoI think the difference is that those weren't created solely for Apple's benefit.
- matthewbauer 9y agoWhich projects do you have in mind? Only one that comes to mind for me is Homebrew.