Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 6th May 2011 22:13 UTC
We've had an immense hubbub about the delay in the source code release of Honeycomb, which led to a storm of critique being sent Google's way. Turns out there's another company withholding source code, and this time it's Apple. They have stopped releasing the LGPL source code for WebKit in iOS since iOS 4.3.0, released about 8 weeks ago. Turns out - this isn't the first time Apple has refused to release (L)GPL'd code. It took them six months to release the required GPL source code for iOS 4.1.
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RE[4]: It is NOT just as bad, it is worse
by Thom_Holwerda on Sat 7th May 2011 13:07
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As mentioned in another post this is a storm in a teacup - no more than Thom trying to muddy the waters.
As always, ignoring the big picture, focussing on the little things you can somewhat refute. What about the six month delay in the iOS 4.1 code? What about Xcode 2.5's GPL code never being released at all?
Apple fanatics and double standards - like horse and carriage.
Edited 2011-05-07 13:08 UTC
RE[5]: It is NOT just as bad, it is worse
by testman on Sat 7th May 2011 13:13
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RE[5]: It is NOT just as bad, it is worse
by kovacm on Sat 7th May 2011 14:05
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[q] What about the six month delay in the iOS 4.1 code? What about Xcode 2.5's GPL code never being released at all?
Apple fanatics and double standards - like horse and carriage.
Apple fanatics and double standards - like horse and carriage.
Thom, you are really funny sometimes (or every time when you talk about Apple...)
http://www.opensource.apple.com/
It's right there.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/developer-tools-25/
Even up to Xcode 4.0.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/developer-tools-40/
Here is the status on WebCore/JavascriptCore [the only BSD/LGPL parts of WebKit]
http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/ios-43/
It's right there.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/developer-tools-25/
Even up to Xcode 4.0.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/developer-tools-40/
Here is the status on WebCore/JavascriptCore [the only BSD/LGPL parts of WebKit]
http://www.opensource.apple.com/release/ios-43/
Edited 2011-05-07 14:06 UTC
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I have asked for a replacement for a faulty induction cooktop we were supplied - that was six weeks ago and it hasn't yet arrived. That doesn't mean I've been refused, it simply means there are internal processes they need to follow in order to make it happen. Unless there is a timeframe for the supply of the source code specifically quoted in the license Apple will simply argue that they're following their internal procedures for such a release.
As mentioned in another post this is a storm in a teacup - no more than Thom trying to muddy the waters.
The difference between this and the Honeycomb release is that Google have openly stated they are never going to release the source code in it's current form - in other words they are NEVER going to release the source code for what's running on devices that have been sold sporting that code and which claims to be opensource, which makes that situation FAR worse than this one despite the way some of you want to try to colour it...