Apple Changes the APSL Rules · Slashdot Mirror

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday November 13, 2006 @12:47AM from the breakdown-shakedown-yer-busted dept.

aitikin writes "Apple recently changed their license for the OS X kernel. According to semthex's post, Apple has reworded the APSL to prevent him and others from open sourcing the kernel hacking under the APSL: 'This file contains Original Code and/or Modifications of Original Code as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public Source License Version 2.0 (the 'License'). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. The rights granted to you under the License may not be used to create, or enable the creation or redistribution of, unlawful or unlicensed copies of an Apple operating system, or to circumvent, violate, or enable the circumvention or violation of, any terms of an Apple operating system software license agreement.'"

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Someone at Apple woke up... by Churla · 2006-11-13 01:14 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Someone at Apple woke up one morning and said..

"Wait.. you mean that by opening this up we won't have iron clad control over everything the user does with the product? And who is this in bed with me?!?!?!"

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