3 ms·
They have upstreamed stuff to FreeBSD for a long time. I don't know how much or if it's used or not, but their kernel and a bunch of their other stuff is open
by jki275 6y ago
They have upstreamed stuff to FreeBSD for a long time. I don't know how much or if it's used or not, but their kernel and a bunch of their other stuff is open source.
opensource.apple.com
- toyg 6y agoThey famously do opensource abysmally. They just throw code over the wall, largely for pre-existing licensing reasons. The projects they “own” have mostly floundered once they reached a level Apple deemed good enough (CUPS).
- jki275 6y agoYeah, I know, you always show up to argue this. It's not their obligation to make you happy. It's not their obligation to maintain everything for you. They are under no licensing obligation to provide you anything. They don't use GPL code, they use mostly BSD licensed code, which they don't have to give you. But they do anyway. They give you code and tools they've developed and if you want to use them you can. If you don't, you don't have to.