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webkit was based on khtml (LGPL) - not much of a choice for apple
by bemused 9y ago
webkit was based on khtml (LGPL) - not much of a choice for apple
- smitherfield 9y agoThey could've written a rendering engine from scratch, or (in 2001-2002) acquired Netscape or Opera for a song.
- Fnoord 9y agoDid Apple have a lot of cash in 2001/2? IIRC that is before the iPod hype.
- gsnedders 9y agoFor a long time, they just did source-code dumps whenever they made a binary release (i.e., did what is required by the LGPL). They actively chose to move it to being run as an open-source project, with public history, public bug tracking, and public contributions.