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GNU-Darwin Dropping Cocoa, PPC Support
Johnny Mnemonic writes "MacSlash is reporting that the Gnu-Darwin ports project has taken issue with some of Apple's current policies, to the extent of: 'GNU-Darwin will not support or distribute any software which links to
proprietary libraries, and that includes Cocoa, Carbon, CoreAudio, etc.
There will be no native package manager from GNU-Darwin (pkg_add
suffices).
Second, we will be moving our operations to x86, and we are putting the
ppc collection into maintenance mode.' Astonished reaction on MacSlash, and recognition of the Fink alternative. Is this a worthy principled stand, or is it more like Kruschev banging his shoe in the UN? Will this help or hurt Apple's adoption of GPL technology?"
Looks like evolution has taken a turn for the worse here!
does this means that Apple is Dead?
-- SouNerd.com
Translation of a slashdroid talking about principles.
"freedom of speech" --> "hands off my bukakke"
"DMCA is injustice" --> "i luv my pirated matrix DVD"
"Microsoft is evil" --> "Microsoft didn't hire me"
"A new kernel is out!" --> "God we hate linux"
People can get mad at apple for being to restrictive
:-)
Boy, you'd think the "grammar nazi" would know which form of to/too/two should be used in this case.
Load your weapons!
Weapons loaded SIR!
Take aim!
Foot in sights, SIR!
FIRE!
This comment comes from an AC over at MacSlash. Its hilarious:
" It's called "grandstanding," and it's one of the few actual skills the GNU bozos have. Their skills aren't in software -- they have yet to create a single program that anyone outside the nerd clique wants to use. They literally can't give their stuff away."
Mac OS X and Windows XP working side by side to fight back the night.
heh. thanks for sticking up for me!
Just raise the taxes on crack.
A) How exactly is Apple "choosing to enforce the DMCA"?
B) The GPL only has meaning because of copyright. Using the GPL to fight against copyright is like fucking for virginity. And you can only see Apple's behavior as contradictory?
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
...I'm willing to entertain that he used "to" correctly. However, someone should inform him that "being" is intransitive. :-)
-Peter
. Penguins Surely Ca
Oh, I remember Netscape. Didn't they make a web browser or something like that?