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Open Source distributions for macOS 13.5

49 points by syrusakbary 3y ago

rapatel0 3y ago
It's a bunch of empty folders.
- TheRealPomax 3y ago
  And two real files. One of which is the file that lets git actually populate all those directories. Worth noticing that file.
zoid_ 3y ago
Awesome, 173 empty directories!
- olliej 3y ago
  and one submodule list to fill them all
elmcrest 3y ago
Is it legit?
- selykg 3y ago
  The XNU kernel has been open source for a very long time. https://opensource.apple.com https://opensource.apple.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU Note that this is not the full operating system/windowing system, it's just the kernel.
  - LeoNatan25 3y ago
    XNU isn’t fully open source. Parts of it are proprietary.
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bootlickdev 3y ago
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whalesalad 3y ago
it's a bunch of empty directories
- pstuart 3y ago
  I guess they forgot the .DS_Store files.
  - dancemethis 3y ago
    Will never understand why doesn't Nintendo sue them for this.
    - stonogo 3y ago
      Probably because the .DS_Store file predates the Nintendo DS by several years.
      - speedgoose 3y ago
        I think it may be a joke. Apparently it stands for "Desktop Services Store". https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-store https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-store
- TheRealPomax 3y ago
  almost as if you need to do something with that submodules file...
- TillE 3y ago
  They're submodules. The actual code is there: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macOS/tree/rel/macOS-13 https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macO...
2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
Look at all that open source software they use :)
donohoe 3y ago
35KB in size... so don't think so.
- olliej 3y ago
  one of which is a submodule list :D
olliej 3y ago
The actual repo has all the files. Hidden among the many directories is release.json that includes the tags that should be pulled into various directories I guess?
umanghere 3y ago
In my opinion, a better submission title would be: Open Source distributions for macOS 13.5 have been released. The current title is a bit misleading, because several parts of macOS, including those covered partially by the OSS releases, are proprietary.
- dang 3y ago
  Ok, we'll use that instead. Thanks! (Submitted title was "macOS 13.5 source code released")
alin23 3y ago
What’s with all these empty comments? I understand that git submodules is not so well known, but doesn’t your curiosity kick in when you see Apple releasing a bunch of empty folders? Don’t you want to spend 1 minute to understand why? Do you feel like spending that minute to write “just a bunch of empty folders” is such a good thing to do?
- ppetty 3y ago
  Yes, this is pretty interesting: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macOS/blob/main/.gitmodules https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macO... … with links to 174 submodules. But for the uninitiated, this might appear as nothing.
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dang 3y ago
Related: Apple OSS Distributions - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30256703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30256703 - Feb 2022 (3 comments) Apple Publishes Open Source Code of macOS/iOS on GitHub - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490866 - Dec 2021 (1 comment) Apple Open Source - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490581 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490581 - Dec 2021 (212 comments) Apple releases open source modules of Big Sur - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25675763 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25675763 - Jan 2021 (107 comments) Darwin-xnu: The Darwin Kernel - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15373055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15373055 - Sept 2017 (83 comments) Apple Open Sources iOS Kernel - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15371111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15371111 - Sept 2017 (23 comments) MacOS 10.12 Open Source Components - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027718 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027718 - Nov 2016 (159 comments) Apple Releases OS X 10.11 El Capitan Open Source Darwin Code - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10701864 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10701864 - Dec 2015 (6 comments)

49 points by syrusakbary 3y ago

rapatel0 3y ago

It's a bunch of empty folders.

TheRealPomax 3y ago
And two real files. One of which is the file that lets git actually populate all those directories. Worth noticing that file.

zoid_ 3y ago

Awesome, 173 empty directories!

olliej 3y ago
and one submodule list to fill them all

elmcrest 3y ago

Is it legit?

selykg 3y ago
The XNU kernel has been open source for a very long time. https://opensource.apple.com https://opensource.apple.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XNU Note that this is not the full operating system/windowing system, it's just the kernel.
- LeoNatan25 3y ago
  XNU isn’t fully open source. Parts of it are proprietary.
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bootlickdev 3y ago

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whalesalad 3y ago

it's a bunch of empty directories

pstuart 3y ago
I guess they forgot the .DS_Store files.
- dancemethis 3y ago
  Will never understand why doesn't Nintendo sue them for this.
  - stonogo 3y ago
    Probably because the .DS_Store file predates the Nintendo DS by several years.
    - speedgoose 3y ago
      I think it may be a joke. Apparently it stands for "Desktop Services Store". https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-store https://www.arno.org/on-the-origins-of-ds-store
TheRealPomax 3y ago
almost as if you need to do something with that submodules file...
TillE 3y ago
They're submodules. The actual code is there: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macOS/tree/rel/macOS-13 https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macO...

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago

Look at all that open source software they use :)

donohoe 3y ago

35KB in size... so don't think so.

olliej 3y ago
one of which is a submodule list :D

olliej 3y ago

The actual repo has all the files. Hidden among the many directories is release.json that includes the tags that should be pulled into various directories I guess?

umanghere 3y ago

In my opinion, a better submission title would be: Open Source distributions for macOS 13.5 have been released. The current title is a bit misleading, because several parts of macOS, including those covered partially by the OSS releases, are proprietary.

dang 3y ago
Ok, we'll use that instead. Thanks! (Submitted title was "macOS 13.5 source code released")

alin23 3y ago

What’s with all these empty comments? I understand that git submodules is not so well known, but doesn’t your curiosity kick in when you see Apple releasing a bunch of empty folders? Don’t you want to spend 1 minute to understand why? Do you feel like spending that minute to write “just a bunch of empty folders” is such a good thing to do?

ppetty 3y ago
Yes, this is pretty interesting: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macOS/blob/main/.gitmodules https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/distribution-macO... … with links to 174 submodules. But for the uninitiated, this might appear as nothing.
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dang 3y ago

Related: Apple OSS Distributions - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30256703 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30256703 - Feb 2022 (3 comments) Apple Publishes Open Source Code of macOS/iOS on GitHub - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490866 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490866 - Dec 2021 (1 comment) Apple Open Source - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490581 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29490581 - Dec 2021 (212 comments) Apple releases open source modules of Big Sur - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25675763 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25675763 - Jan 2021 (107 comments) Darwin-xnu: The Darwin Kernel - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15373055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15373055 - Sept 2017 (83 comments) Apple Open Sources iOS Kernel - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15371111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15371111 - Sept 2017 (23 comments) MacOS 10.12 Open Source Components - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027718 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13027718 - Nov 2016 (159 comments) Apple Releases OS X 10.11 El Capitan Open Source Darwin Code - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10701864 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10701864 - Dec 2015 (6 comments)