Apple acquires CUPS source

[Matt Johnston]

On 12 Jul 2007, at 18:01, Jean-Christophe Helary wrote:
>>>
>>> _And_ Apple has granted exceptions to the GPL that make code  
>>> release non compulsory for soft running on Apple's OS.
>>
>> Gee, J-C, why do YOU think they bought it?
>>
>>> What benefit would a BSD license here ?
>>
>> That's a separate point.
>
> No, that is the whole point. You do don't have to use any half  
> baked license if you grant selected third parties exceptions to the  
> GPL.

Half-baked?

Heh.

Only he GPL is fully baked?

Heh.


> As you say, since they own the code, they could have just as well  
> relicensed it under the BSD, but then, they could not have  
> _restricted_ the access as they do with their exception today.

Why would they do that after buying it?

You make no sense, little man.

M
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