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>Apple (IMO, irrationally) refuses to make deals with GPL projects. That isn't true. Apple actually proposed integrating LLVM into GCC: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/
by anon1385 12y ago
>Apple (IMO, irrationally) refuses to make deals with GPL projects.
That isn't true. Apple actually proposed integrating LLVM into GCC: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-11/msg00888.html https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-11/msg00888.html
Also, I see a lot of people repeating the mistaken idea that Apple are opposed to GPLv3 due to the patent clauses. Even RMS is repeating this[1]. It's not the case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8868994 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8868994
[1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-02/msg00485.html http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2015-02/msg004...