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Apple is doing far more than simply not giving me the source. I'd be fine with that. I have no problem simply disassembling the binaries that are on my Macbook,
by _delirium 12y ago
Apple is doing far more than simply not giving me the source. I'd be fine with that. I have no problem simply disassembling the binaries that are on my Macbook, modifying them as I please, and distributing my new versions. I don't need source code to do that. I've already purchased a computer, which means that I own the computer and what's inside of it. That's all I claim ownership of. But I can't legally modify the binaries on my computer, because Apple claims some fairy-tale "intellectual property" right to prohibit me from distributing binaries which are "derived from" their binaries in some weird viral sense. I don't think that is justified.
- imanaccount247 12y agoAgain, nothing you said has anything to do with the BSD license. You are demonstrating precisely why the huge backlash against the GPL is getting so big. If you want the GPL to maintain relevance, stop attacking free software with lies and FUD. You just keep driving more and more people away from the GPL.