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Apple can actually do this theoretically since LLVM uses "University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License" [1]. This license is much like BSD License, which do
by ytch 12y ago
Apple can actually do this theoretically since LLVM uses "University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License" [1].
This license is much like BSD License, which doesn't require to release modification.
For Example, Sony uses LLVM as part of the PS4 Toolchain[2], but they also doesn't release their code.
[1] http://llvm.org/releases/2.8/LICENSE.TXT http://llvm.org/releases/2.8/LICENSE.TXT
[2] http://llvm.org/devmtg/2013-11/slides/Robinson-PS4Toolchain.pdf http://llvm.org/devmtg/2013-11/slides/Robinson-PS4Toolchain....
- Narishma 12y agoI was under the impression that Sony pushed upstream a lot of the improvements they made to clang/llvm, but they had to wait until the PS4 was announced to do so.
- ytch 12y agoWell, I doesn't 100% sure that Sony didn't release PS4 LLVM code yet, maybe my memory is wrong?
- slashdotaccount 12y agoPoll: how many people think this is a bad thing?