[OSX-Users] Re: Apple purging GPL?

[Philip Boulain]

On 29/08/2012 15:40, Luke Teacy wrote:
> There are two big changes in GPL v3. The first is that it explicitly prohibits patent lawsuits against people for actually using the GPL-licensed software you ship. The second is that it carefully prevents TiVoization, locking down hardware so that people can’t actually run the software they want.
> So, which of those things are they planning for OS X, eh?

Both? Apple love them some patent lawsuits, and Apple love them some App 
Stores. It's not surprising that they'd want to keep their options open 
to finish turning OS X into iOS some day, even if they consider it unlikely.

> I’m also intrigued to see how far they are prepared to go with this. They already annoyed and inconvenienced a lot of people with the Samba and GCC removal.

Hunh. So what's providing Windows network share compatability on modern 
OS X, then?

If Clang can close up the last few optimization differences, smothering 
GCC is of benefit to everyone. LLVM is the future, and for once it's a 
future that's an actual freaking improvement.

> shipping obsolete tools and making it a pain in the ass to upgrade them?

Well, Apple don't need any help there. The package manager for open 
source software on Mac is...Fink? No, wait, MacPorts. No, wait, 
Homebrew. Which one's maintained this year? Who knows, but for God's 
sake don't mix them.

-- 
Phil