This is another step towards Mac OS X becoming fully closed source.
I don't see how the loss of OpenDarwin in any way suggests this, not
how one directly relates to the other.
Apple has always been in control of OS X, which is, BTW, not Darwin.
Apple seems committed to continuing with Darwin (not Mac OS X) in
the Open Source arena, along with dedicated commitments to return
contributions to open source projects. The closure of a third party
FOSS Darwin project changes this no more than say the loss of postfix
would spell the doom for the entire open source community.
And if anyone does feel so strongly about it, they should start their
own project along its lines.
what exactly has OpenDarwin-proper done in the last few years?
They made about all of the Darwin projects buildable for the public.
As you probably know, sources posted at Apple Darwin aren't always
free of glitches.
I have yet to see a large FOSS project free of glitches.
but what are we losing here, at present?
A central point for working with Apple's open source.
A divergent point in Apple's Open Source model might be more
accurate. I've run into quite a few ppl over the years that thought
OpenDarwin was Darwin (which is already 'open'.)
And again, if you feel so strongly about its loss, continue it
yourself and with others so concerned. There's no need to see this as
anything more than an opportunity.
--
-dhan
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