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Has anyone read through the "Swift Playgrounds 3.2 License Agreement"? It's kinda long. Would it have killed them to use a standard open source license like MI
by skyfaller 7y ago
Has anyone read through the "Swift Playgrounds 3.2 License Agreement"? It's kinda long.
Would it have killed them to use a standard open source license like MIT or Apache 2.0? Don't they want as many people as possible to learn their pet language?
- kick 7y agoPlaygrounds isn't free software, and for that matter isn't even source-available.
- skyfaller 7y agoThat's what I'm saying, if they want as many people to learn Swift as possible, why not open source this learning software? The Swift language is open source under Apache 2.0, clearly the license is not alien to Apple.
- kick 7y agoI don't disagree with you, but your comment was worded in a way that implied you thought it was source-available. Frankly, Apple probably doesn't care how many people learn Swift. Playgrounds is aimed at children, who don't yet care about software licensing.
- chrisbrandow 7y agoHow will this limit people using it? Are there institutions that won’t allow it? I don’t fully understand the complaint.