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They also made their own SMB client after SAMBA switched to GPL3. Forgot about that.
by salamandersauce 5y ago
They also made their own SMB client after SAMBA switched to GPL3. Forgot about that.
- ohgodplsno 5y agoSounds like a good plan. Switch as many possible tools and libraries to GPLv3. This forces Apple to either give in, or have to maintain a growing library of tools (costing them money), or do a one off rewrite and not maintain it, exposing their users to unmaintained software and showing off how much Apple simply cares about profit and not its users.
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- floatingatoll 5y ago, or do a rewrite and make closed proprietary code a core/mandatory feature of their platform (SecureTransport, Metal). , or do a rewrite and make open code a core dependency for their platform (Clang).
- ohgodplsno 5y agoNobody uses Metal, and every developer that has to implement it complains of how dogshit it is. Same goes for securetransport. The end result remains Apple hurting itself with their nonstandard, unmaintained APIs. Clang/LLVM hasn't been Apple led for a long time.
- floatingatoll 5y agoYour uses of "nobody" and "every developer" have built-in, unstated assumptions wherein you exclude everyone who does not share your views. Unfortunately, that excludes me from further participation in this conversation with you.