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It's a pity that Apple lets license politics outweigh technological excellence in the software it chooses to ship. Way back when, the first thing I'd do on any
by eadmund 8y ago
It's a pity that Apple lets license politics outweigh technological excellence in the software it chooses to ship.
Way back when, the first thing I'd do on any non-GNU host was to install a full GNU userland. I could write a book on my issues with GNU tools, but they are on balance preferable to the alternatives. All IMHO, of course.
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago> It's a pity that Apple lets license politics outweigh technological excellence in the software it chooses to ship. Is there much else they could do? Don't see how Apple could reasonably ship GPL code...
- m463 8y agoApple ships GPL v2 software, but they don't ship any GPL v3 software. I'm uncertain if it's the patent clause or the fact that apple prevents you from modifying and running changed software (such as on the iphone). What's funny is that I think they are technicall in violation of the GPL (their modifications to the GPL v2 bash are not entirely distributed)