Re: WOWODC 2011 recordings
Re: WOWODC 2011 recordings
- Subject: Re: WOWODC 2011 recordings
- From: Travis Britt <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:00:57 -0400
Everything Chuck says is true.
tb
On Jul 5, 2011, at 1:44 PM, Chuck Hill wrote:
> On Jul 5, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Ramsey Gurley <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I was there Hugi and I think I missed something (^_^)
>>
>> I though the discussion was about forking Wonder, which seemed a little odd to me considering we have github nowadays. Anyone can fork it and if you attract a following, so be it.
>>
>> If we are discussing a WO fork... I wonder, has anyone ever actually asked Apple if they are willing to open source the WO 5.4.3 release?
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> Yes. They will not.
>
>
>> The Java people made enough noise to get Apple's JDK source released to Oracle for OpenJDK. We aren't as large as they are, but I would argue that we are more important to Apple's operations.
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> I doubt that.
>
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>> Certainly Apple would see a lot of value in having a healthy community of WO devs to pluck.
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> I think we have pretty much been fully plucked.
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>> Legal issues aside, it would be much easier to simply get Apple's blessing. They have gobs of money. It isn't like they can't afford to throw us a bone. There should at least be a petition to ask them formally if that hasn't already been done.
>
> Wasting your time, IMO.
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