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I have to agree. It used to be Apple who was claiming Unix's traditions. Now they use promises of a future release as PR pieces to combat existing software. (Th
by sounds 11y ago
I have to agree. It used to be Apple who was claiming Unix's traditions. Now they use promises of a future release as PR pieces to combat existing software. (This was a Microsoft strategy several decades ago.)
- cmsj 11y agoThat's such a defensive position to take. Who/what is Apple combatting by announcing that Swift will go open source? It's just one more language in a huge sea of options. It's expected that any language, if it is to be taken seriously outside its host ecosystem, should be available in an Open Source or Free Software form. Why should Swift be any different?
- sounds 11y agoIt is different, right now. No source code for Swift. It's really simple: quit claiming to be open source, or actually ship the code.
- cmsj 11y agoThey didn't claim it is open source, they said it's going to be. So, again, who is Apple combatting by announcing their intention to open source a language?
- azinman2 11y agoNo one, but the free software peeps always need to get their panties in a bunch about SOMETHING to proactively defend their dogma.