Recent content by makkie_messer

Cat wrote: In the Software License Agreement of Panther, section 12 B it says: ... So Apple does distribute the source code and does include the GPL/LGPL. ... That's the best answer yet posted but, Apple is still treading on thin ice with that kind of a vague promise. Specificly whom...

How is Apple using bash on "OS X" as the default shell without providing the GPL message and the source code for bash? Doesn't that violate the GPL? Can't Apple be sued for this?

prior poster wrote: "How many devoted FreeBSD users are there out there, anyway? I can't see there being a lot..." prior poster wrote: "BSD isn't a particularly feasible platform for a desktop-oriented app like this - it has an incredibly small user base..."...

What is being suggested is a binary distribution of the QuickTime player for FreeBSD, just like the binary distribution Apple has already made available for Microsoft Windows. Port the QuickTime Player to FreeBSD. Why should Apple do this for FreeBSD? Much of OS X is based on FreeBSD...

Apple has borrowed a lot from FreeBSD. How about doing FreeBSD a favor by simply making a version of the standard QuickTime player for FreeBSD 5.1 ? It's not that much to ask. A few small changes and a recompile are probably all that's needed. This would be cheap and easy for Apple but it...