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They dropped anything GNU because of the GPLv3, which was specifically designed to stop what the authors saw as exploitation of others' work. I can see both si
by spacedcowboy 6y ago
They dropped anything GNU because of the GPLv3, which was specifically designed to stop what the authors saw as exploitation of others' work.
I can see both sides here - the viral nature of GPLv3 is anathema to a company like Apple, so simply walking away was inevitable; and people were exploiting loopholes in the GPLv2 (I have no idea whether Apple was, but there are documented cases of others doing it).
- toyg 6y agoIt's just one datapoint - there are plenty more. Simply speaking, when they are the underdog and have to attract developers, they open up; and when they don't need it, they close doors. That's just what they do, it's a perfectly rational strategy (if cynical). They are hardly the only ones at this game, Microsoft does it too. I am just pointing out that promises of openness with Apple typically come with an expiry date.
- doctor_eval 6y agoApple and Microsoft have never pretended to be “open” and their behaviour is quite predictable - Apple most of all. You might not like their behaviour but they haven’t tried to trick anyone. Contrast with Google and the infamous tweet about Android: https://mobile.twitter.com/Arubin/status/27808662429 https://mobile.twitter.com/Arubin/status/27808662429
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