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FSF's Opinion of the Apple Public Source License

Posted by michael on from the thumbs-down dept.

Stian Engen writes "Bradley Kuhn of the FSF does not recommend the release of new software using the Apple Public Source License (APSL) 2.0 despite its newly accuired Free Software License."

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  1. doh by Gherald · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Dupe!

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  2. Re:This has probably been said before but . . . by IamTheRealMike · · Score: -1, Redundant
    After all, no hacker wants to idle away his time polishing the mundane details of a user interface. I sure as hell don't want to

    Speak for yourself. I know many hackers who care a lot about their software, and want to polish it to perfection, in all aspects including the UI.

    Besides, the idea that only Apple can do good UI is bunk. MacOS X is riddled with stupid usability problems, trivial example: dragging the CD to the trash can in order to eject it. Woo, intuitive. How about the font panel with the invisible, hidden by default preview pane that you have to Just Know About to use.

    The whole UI thing is like a lot of things 10% truth and 90% urban myth.