[meegoo Posted Jan 23rd 2008 5:51PM]

Well Apple has never really been very interested in the spirit of open source.

[Kizorblade Posted Jan 23rd 2008 6:04PM]

You sure? Do you have a link to anywhere that proves that?

[John (Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2008 6:12PM]

@Kizorblade,

Do you have a link to anywhere that proves otherwise?

[Liamness Posted Jan 23rd 2008 6:30PM]

They've been happy to take the stability of open-source UNIX as the base, but yeah, everything above that is very very closed.

Anyway, hasn't fairplay been compromised by DVD Jon already?

[thethirdmoose Posted Jan 23rd 2008 6:32PM]

The fact that apple itself hosts open source programs?
The fact that Xcode is included with Mac OS X?
The fact that Mac OS X is built on an open source platform?
Needless to say, I'm not comparing apple with windows, but rather with Microsoft.

[bob (Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2008 6:34PM]

this doesnt have anything to do with open source. its apple filly their end of a contract, a contract that led to all of us being able to download music legally.

[adamS Posted Jan 23rd 2008 7:11PM]

@ John,

You mean something like, oh I don't know, www.apple.com/opensource

[riobard (Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2008 7:13PM]

yeah, right!
stealing from opensource projects and then say "we made it for the first time!!!"

[Gnaget (Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2008 7:17PM]

Hey you two, you are both arguing different points. Apple themselves (as far I know) do not have any open source projects. They help the open source community by hosting open source programs, but that is, in all fairness, a necessity since so little software is compatible.

[Gnaget (Unverified) Posted Jan 23rd 2008 7:19PM]

heh, I guess when I said you two, I meant you all ;-)