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I thought they were compelled to open source WebKit since it was based on LGPL code?

• mikeash 12y ago
  It looks like that applies to WebCore and JavaScriptCore but not WebKit, since that's built on top of the LGPL parts as a separate entity. From Wikipedia, "WebKit's JavaScriptCore and WebCore components are available under the GNU Lesser General Public License, while the rest of WebKit is available under a BSD-style license."
  • chc 12y ago
    And WebKit was indeed kept closed for several years.
  • Touche 12y ago
    So, I would say "not enough evidence" to make a call on Swift. Clang's the only from-scratch project that was open-sourced, right? Same author though, so I think the chances are fairly good, but how long is the bigger question.
    • mikeash 12y ago
      There have been a lot more. I give a partial list elsewhere in the thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7853131 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7853131
      • Touche 12y ago
        Fair enough, good list.
        • mikeash 12y ago
          I should say that you're right about "not enough evidence". I think it's safe to say that it's likely, but with Apple, nothing is certain until they announce it and sometimes not even then.