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Yes, it would be an absolutely horrible thing if someone actually started to use the OS.

• glesica 13y ago
  Linux is GPLv2. But I guess no one uses that... :)
• riquito 13y ago
  Linux is GPL and that didn't stop anyone from using it. I don't understand your point, may you explain it?
• route66 13y ago
  You mean, like the Linux kernel with it's GPLv2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Copyright.2C_trademark.2C_and_naming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Copyright.2C_trademark.2C...)
• jokoon 13y ago
  since when does money equals being used ? it seems to me the linux kernel is being used in many places.
• thelel 13y ago
  Apple gives people who want to make use of their beautiful code the finger. Why not do the same to potential Steve Jobs'? If BSD had been licensed under the GNU GPL, OS X would either have to have been built from scratch, or be free software.
  • yxhuvud 13y ago
    They also backport a lot of it upstream to FreeBSD. It is not a black and white question.
    • belorn 13y ago
      If one go by market share, the code sent back upstream are worth far less than 1% of Os X.
      • yxhuvud 13y ago
        So? That doesn't change that Apple usage of FreeBSD codebase is still a net win for the FreeBSD project. It is still a win-win situation even if the win isn't totally symmetrical.
• angersock 13y ago
  It's Plan 9, so I don't think they're in great danger of that. :(
  • yxhuvud 13y ago
    Finally someone that actually understood what I meant. Gaining traction is a lot more important for getting work done than the contributions back from *GPL ever has been.