On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:38:11 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ Rick on Saturday 07 July 2007 14:07 : \____
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>> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:27:15 -0700, John Bailo wrote:
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>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>>> | In other words, we'll carry the water for Microsoft since they
>>>> really | have turned out to be a terrible Linux partner. Who knew?
>>>
>>>
>>> Microsoft lost. That's all that needs to be said. The whole
>>> she/said, he/said of the Novell deal is irrelevant. It means nothing.
>>>
>>> Apple is next.
>>
>> Apple is next? Next for what? Basing a major parts of a popular OS on
>> Open Source? Regularly contributing to OS projects? Starting Open
>> Source projects? <http://www.apple.com/opensource/>
>>
>> Buy a clue, Bailo. Apple is not now, nor ever has been a company with
>> monopoly power, much less abused it. Is Jobs as big a bully as Gates?
>> Possibly bigger. But at least Apple does contribute back to the OSS
>> world.
>
> Rick, people have criticised them before for not being open source
> contributors, but open source consumers.
The most visible of those complaints ere from --some-- of the khtml
developers. Those have largely been resolved. And, AGAIN, take a look at
all the projects that Apple contributes to, as well as th ones they have
started, not the least of which is Web Core.
> As for monopoly abuse, have a
> look at Europe's iTunes ban. Their DRM is a form of monopoly abuse,
> which leads to blame that they divert to record labels.
How is their DRM a form of monopoly abuse? True, they don't license their
DRM, but that doesn't force people to buy iPods? iTunes can be used to DL
music and burn CDs, all without cost.
>
> When Apple releases some software to Linux, that would be wonderful.
They release BSD and GPL software.
> Until then, Apple is just another company that integrates hardware with
> software and keeps a close eye on what people say about them.
Apple is that, for sure, but not just that.
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Rick
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