Comment Don't Blame Apple (Score 1) 112
Apple's lawyers prepared a license intended to make the source code to the OS portions of MacOS X available while still protecting Apple's business interests. Then they showed this license Eric Raymond and the rest of the Open Source folks (including his Board of Directors) who approved the license.
While I realize that its fashionable in the free software community to snipe at companies which maintain intellectual property rights, and rms pretty much just likes to piss on anyone who hold a copyright, the reality here is that if you're not happy with the license, you should bitch at Eric Raymond and Co., not at Apple.
While I realize that its fashionable in the free software community to snipe at companies which maintain intellectual property rights, and rms pretty much just likes to piss on anyone who hold a copyright, the reality here is that if you're not happy with the license, you should bitch at Eric Raymond and Co., not at Apple.
