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> they were forced to open source their objective-C compiler that was built on gcc A better phrasing: They were unable to close-source an existing GPL'd compil
by jhgb 5y ago
> they were forced to open source their objective-C compiler that was built on gcc
A better phrasing: They were unable to close-source an existing GPL'd compiler.
- kube-system 5y agoI think the above phrasing is fair, and technically correct. You can closed-source a fork of GPL software. It's extremely common for companies do this while software is in development. It's the moment that someone distributes the software that the license requires source distribution. Some people/companies never distribute their forks. This is why newer revisions like AGPL were written.