Apple is not required to share their OS with anyone. Nor is Google.
The problem is: Google shared it voluntarily, because they knew a lot of people and companies would contribute to its development for free. It was a calculated business move that happened to create an open mobile OS.
Now that Android has been polished by the community and has a gigantic market share, Google is trying to use that to eliminate any competition, and to close the OS down. It’s trying to rewrite the entire agreement, while keeping all of the benefits it received over the years, and giving nothing back. Essentially a bait and switch scheme.
If Android was never open to begin with - this wouldn’t be an issue. But then Android would still be stuck in 2016, and nobody would be using it.
Not really. They are independent, pre-existing open source projects. Anyone may use the code in their own projects, within the licenses’ rules.
Whereas Google basically started the entire project, benefitted from unpaid contributions, and now wants to close it, after creating a near monopoly, in huge part thanks to it being open.
Apple isn’t closing or restricting BSD-related projects, because they aren’t theirs, and they existed before Apple included them in its own software.
I have mixed feelings about mega corporations using open source code for free, but the licenses allow it and the developers don’t mind, so it’s not my place to make a fuss.
Apple is not required to share their OS with anyone. Nor is Google.
The problem is: Google shared it voluntarily, because they knew a lot of people and companies would contribute to its development for free. It was a calculated business move that happened to create an open mobile OS.
Now that Android has been polished by the community and has a gigantic market share, Google is trying to use that to eliminate any competition, and to close the OS down. It’s trying to rewrite the entire agreement, while keeping all of the benefits it received over the years, and giving nothing back. Essentially a bait and switch scheme.
If Android was never open to begin with - this wouldn’t be an issue. But then Android would still be stuck in 2016, and nobody would be using it.
iOS uses freeBSD and OpenBSD components. Isn’t that the same thing?
It’s a closed source derivative. BSD license allows it.
They’ve never said their OS is free and open to everyone. It’s never been a community project.
Not really. They are independent, pre-existing open source projects. Anyone may use the code in their own projects, within the licenses’ rules.
Whereas Google basically started the entire project, benefitted from unpaid contributions, and now wants to close it, after creating a near monopoly, in huge part thanks to it being open.
Apple isn’t closing or restricting BSD-related projects, because they aren’t theirs, and they existed before Apple included them in its own software.
I have mixed feelings about mega corporations using open source code for free, but the licenses allow it and the developers don’t mind, so it’s not my place to make a fuss.