On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:43:37 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Rick ] on Saturday 04 November 2006 11:20 \__
>
>> On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:09:33 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> Apple Places Encrypted Binaries in Mac OS X
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | A computer researcher has made public information that Apple Computer
>>> | has encrypted at the binary level critical parts of its Mac OS X
>>> | operating system.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2050907,00.asp
>>>
>>> Sure, Mac OS X is Open Source-friendly...
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> <http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisemac/archives/2006/08/apples_os_x_x86.html>
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>> <http://www.apple.com/opensource/>
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>> <http://lists.apple.com/archives/darwin-dev/2006/Aug/msg00067.html>
>>
>> ... you were saying ... ?
>
> All very true, but why won't they let it run more freely. They clearly
> disclose the intentions of the code, but don't let it run loosely. They
> use some "do what the f* you want"-licensed code after all...
>
> To say more, I wrote something about this a short while ago. It's mainly
> about restricting the choice of hardware.
>
> http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2006/11/04/apple-kernel/
Apple complies with all Open Source Licensing. They have started several
OSS projects, and contribute heavily to others.
... AND, IIRC, the kernel source is once again being released.
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Rick
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