Re: Darwin not open source anymore?????
Re: Darwin not open source anymore?????
- Subject: Re: Darwin not open source anymore?????
- From: Agent M <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 20:34:37 -0400
This isn't the first time Apple has tried such a gimmick. Recall the
kernel hack that was supposed to prevent iTunes from being debugged to
determine how DRM-AAC tracks are played. At least that was open-source.
My guess is that there are internal battles within Apple on how to
handle the delicate "piracy" issues in relation to open source and open
source software in general, so there is no coherent Apple viewpoint on
the issue anyway. It is a very important issue where most companies
just pick one of the extremes so it will be interesting to see how
Apple grows with its decisions.
We just have to wait to see what the man in the black turtleneck has to
say [which is, of course, frustrating too].
-M
On May 17, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Ulrik Guenther wrote:
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Security by obscurity. Never thought that Apple would adapt this
concept.
Unfortunetely, now, this is for real. I really hope that there will be
something done against this.
Many people spent their time in bringing Darwin forward. Now Apple
took it and went away. Great.
Just dig a bit into the source trees at opendarwin.org or at
developer.apple.com, you'll see a significant difference between x86
and ppc.
It just plain sucks. Sorry for the hard words.
Greetings,
ulrik
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