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That's a bit of a ridiculous argument. Xcode is not only closed source, it is required for publishing to the App Store. You can't modify the hardware or the sof
by Flankk 4y ago
That's a bit of a ridiculous argument. Xcode is not only closed source, it is required for publishing to the App Store. You can't modify the hardware or the software. It's a virtual prison.
- ezfe 4y agoWell, Xcode only needs to be used if you're publishing to the App Store, which you wouldn't do with a linux machine anyways so that's a moot point when comparing them...
- chrisseaton 4y ago> You can't modify the hardware or the software. It’s a tool to get a job done - I don’t need to modify it.
- akho 4y agoI don’t know what kind of tool users you hang around, but there isn’t a profession that doesn’t modify or customize their tools (through making jigs, combining pieces from different toolkits, outright rebuilding, making your own tools, …).
- chrisseaton 4y agoThat’s the great thing about software - it’s already able to do whatever I need.
- chisquared 4y agoNote that the argument you've called ridiculous is a response to someone who does not want a > closed source, walled garden product from a company with business practices I don't like Such a person probably won't be using Xcode, nor has any plans of publishing to the App Store, so Xcode being closed-source isn't a factor at all here.
- Flankk 4y agoIt's the main factor for a developer, actually. We're talking about Apple so it makes sense to discuss their products. It doesn't make sense to talk about Microsoft products.