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AirPods libreated from Apple's ecosystem

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1424 points moonleay | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 00:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | source
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WD-42 ◴[16 Nov 25 02:09 UTC] No.45942152[source]▶
Cool project, not cool that it needs to exist. Apple isn’t only content to leech off OSS software, they have to force the existence of more of it to workaround what they closed off.
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blackqueeriroh ◴[16 Nov 25 02:21 UTC] No.45942216[source]▶
Uhhhh, Apple donates a ton of code to OSS
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WD-42 ◴[16 Nov 25 02:29 UTC] No.45942261[source]▶
When the license legally compels them to, and sometimes not even then.
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Razengan ◴[16 Nov 25 03:38 UTC] No.45942555[source]▶
Look up Swift
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bloppe ◴[16 Nov 25 04:04 UTC] No.45942655[source]▶
You mean the language that approximately nobody uses outside XCode, which requires you to register an Apple developer account to function? The same language that only switched to an OSS license after they realized nobody wanted to contribute to a proprietary language?

Swift is OSS, but it's not a great example to illustrate your point.

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raw_anon_1111 ◴[16 Nov 25 04:53 UTC] No.45942859[source]▶
Swift went open source the day it was released. I don’t think Apple needs outside contributors. I think it has enough resources that it would be okay

Darwin’s underlying code was BSD license and didn’t require releasing source code.

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1. WD-42 ◴[16 Nov 25 05:09 UTC] No.45942937[source]▶
Just because the license doesn't require it doesn't mean they aren't a leech.
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2. stavros ◴[16 Nov 25 10:08 UTC] No.45943961[source]▶
They are a leech exactly because they didn't release stuff when given the option. If you're forced to release stuff, that doesn't tell me anything about whether you're a leech or not. Only what you do of your own volition does.