"Apple extended the courtesy of meeting with me one day after my column on the closing of the OS X x86 kernel source code was published online. To sum up Apple's objections, they felt I had given a year-old story a fresh coat of paint and sensationalized it for an audience that wasn't affected by it. Yet no story is more timely, or more broadly relevant, than this one." Tom Yager, who raised concerns over the closed-source Intel half of the MacOS, details why he was so concerned. "The kernel will open up again, this tempest will fade away, and I'll be glad for it. What will continue to concern me so deeply is that Apple thought it would be OK, that nobody would notice or care." Note: The 2nd link was incorrect, it is fixed now. Excusez-moi.
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Member since:2006-01-01
Morality is inherently subjective. This for example isn't a moral issue to me, it's more a matter of taste. It's of keen interest as to whether this is to be an official policy regarding all such matters or simply those that tangentially touch upon Thom's life.
And your comment does nothing to answer my question (nor could it really, since you aren't a member of the staff), though it's interesting that you imply some unpleasant treatment for fools--people that through no fault of their own lack the mental acuity of more fortunate individuals, which often results in a most unfortunate quality of life for them and those dependent on them. I dare say that's lacking in taste. And applying such treatment to those whose ethics differ from your own, which would likely consist of everyone else on the planet. Well done, sir.
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2005-11-10
If morals need to be spelt out [to you], then people will treat you like a fool and you shall forever wonder why.