inthe90s

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   by inthe90s 14y ago

   Yes, I did need that reminder. Memory is failing today. But... does it change my question? GNU gives me a compiler without making me sign up for an "account". OSX is not BSD, but there's no way it could even think about calling itself "U
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   by inthe90s 14y ago

   This is a good point. Although that word "primarily" is interesting. Is Clang BSD-licensed?
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   by inthe90s 14y ago

   Why do I need a free account? What is the purpose of that? I get a compiler from BSD, which is the source of Apple's code, without needing any account. Apple didn't need an account to get that code from BSD. Apple seems to do a disserv
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   by inthe90s 14y ago

   What's so funny about all of this is that the functionaliity at issue is so basic. It's 1990's. Remember getting door to door directions from Mapquest and print them out? Now add text-to-speech. Now add lots and lots of hype, branding, sm