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On Sat, 8/15/15, Simon Hobson <linux@???> wrote:

Subject: Re: [DNG] Devuan and upstream
To: "dng@???" <dng@???>
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 3:53 PM

Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:

>> THe way I heard the story, in the ncient days when Apple was choosing
>> the kernel for OS X, they were originally planning to use Linux, but
>> they changed their mind for copyright reasons. THey didn't want to risk
>> any of their proprietary software becoming free software because of
>> GPL contagion.
>>
>> The BSD licence allowed them to do what they wanted.
>>
>
> You do realise that they do in fact use a lot of GPL software don't you ? In fact they have contributed > some very useful software back into the community under GPL.
> I'm more inclined to think they just decided the BSD kernel was more suitable to their needs
>

I once investigated helping a friend use some open source software on her Mac. A program that was free (gratis) in the Linux community was available in the Apple app store for $30! That really pissed me off and soured me even more on Apple than before (if that was possible).

golinux