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Apple doesn't release code under Free licenses for marketing purposes: I'd be surprised if anyone in the marketing department of Apple even realized that they w

by kick 7y ago

Apple doesn't release code under Free licenses for marketing purposes: I'd be surprised if anyone in the marketing department of Apple even realized that they were doing so.

wvenable 7y ago
Apple releases code under free licenses because they are required to and do exactly that minimum required.
- kick 7y ago
  That's not entirely true. launchd was released under a free license, and it was one of the most interesting innovations in software in a long while, for example.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    So now copying what Sun, Aix, Tru64 and HP-UX already did is an innovation, I guess it goes with the muster of many Apple "innovations".
    - kick 7y ago
      You're completely wrong in Sun's case, SMF is nothing like launchd.
      - pjmlp 7y ago
        It looks quite similar to me in concept.