Open-source divorce for Apple's Safari?

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But is this simply a HE said SHE said thing?: Might in yet another article some Apple people claim that their
method was superior and then what? We would have two articles
each claiming the OTHER side was wrong...not much to go on if
you ask me.

Apple is in the end a business and not a champion of Open
Source. If Open Source presents a tool that will make Apple as a
buisness better and more profitable following standard buisness
practice and proceedure Apple will take advantage of that tool to
her beneefit. If at any time that tool becomes a hinderancee
Apple will following standard buisness practice and proceedure
will stop using that tool.

I would however like to know all the details from both sides.

Pagan jim; Posted by: Laff Posted on: 05/12/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Just one question - Why? Roger Ramjet | 05/12/05

You are pretty much right. nucrash | 05/12/05

I'm quite sure you are wrong... BitTwiddler | 05/12/05

Not too hard to understand Fred Fredrickson | 05/12/05

Meeting the letter but not spirit... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

Agreed rkadowns | 05/12/05

Such is the nature of freedom tic swayback | 05/12/05

RE: Such is the nature of freedom nightshade0143 | 05/12/05

Freedom to be nasty tic swayback | 05/13/05

What??? nomorems | 05/13/05

Feeling and Doing nomorems | 05/13/05

What lie exactly? tic swayback | 05/12/05

Lying Liars Roger Ramjet | 05/16/05

What does "join" mean? tic swayback | 05/16/05

The GPL encourages forking (in a good way) Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

Here, here! cashaww | 05/12/05

I checked and the license is actually LGPL DonnieBoy | 05/12/05

There are limits though Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

It really boils down as to wheather it is derived code or not. DonnieBoy | 05/12/05

Can you say "time to market"???? DonnieBoy | 05/12/05

You forget who you're dealing with tic swayback | 05/12/05

Wait a minute here... BitTwiddler | 05/12/05

Improved product? Joe Blow_z | 05/12/05

But is this simply a HE said SHE said thing? Laff | 05/12/05

Read the article Fred Fredrickson | 05/12/05

IF that is the case... BitTwiddler | 05/12/05

Exactly tic swayback | 05/12/05

Not pathetic, expected. Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

The bright side of it Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

Not in this case Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

But if Apple's improvements are that much better Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

It said, cashaww | 05/14/05

I was about to hammer you. rkadowns | 05/12/05

Expectations tic swayback | 05/12/05

RE: Exactly Iain_Peters | 05/12/05

Please show me where Apple broke the law tic swayback | 05/12/05

Meeting the letter of the law doesn't always result in a good public image. DonnieBoy | 05/12/05

Crybabies rkadowns | 05/12/05

Open Source = Communism = Failure...AGAIN rhinohat@... | 05/12/05

Another clueless response Tim Patterson | 05/12/05

FOSS isn't Leninism, yes. Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

Anyone cashaww | 05/14/05

No it's more like the traditional and VERY American Laff | 05/12/05

Then who owns the barn? Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

In the case of the Barn the trade off was the owners help Laff | 05/12/05

Great for barns... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

In the end I tend to wonder if the whole Open Source and Linux Laff | 05/12/05

Disregarding patents and all other regulations... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

I think the whole arguement about new drugs not being Laff | 05/12/05

Drug companies look for a peaceful life... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

The problem with drug companies is that there is NO Laff | 05/12/05

And when you look for a match... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

Gotta disagree Linux User 147560 | 05/12/05

I believe in kindness, too. Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

Unintended? rapson | 05/12/05

In the end the strongest survive Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

As I've been saying in my concerns about other area's Laff | 05/12/05

Maybe they consider killing commercial software companies as... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

Maybe they consider killing commercial software companies as... Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

An open source company... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

I don't see the failure in your example Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

Did you realize the strategy you describe... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

RE: I don't see the failure in your example jacrav | 05/12/05

I did not realize dumping internationally was illegal Michael Kelly | 05/12/05

Yes, part of the anti-trust case... Anton Philidor | 05/12/05

First Linux User 147560 | 05/15/05

Good, thoughtful points. Anton Philidor | 05/16/05

By the way, sounds like you weren't a general. Anton Philidor | 05/16/05

A better comparison Johnny Mnemonic | 05/13/05

Nothing like using a tech article BitTwiddler | 05/12/05

I hate Apple, they are awful mlindl | 05/12/05

No worries Tim Patterson | 05/12/05

Cool Fred Fredrickson | 05/12/05

I don't own a browser that passes! dzash2000 | 05/12/05

Safari! Fred Fredrickson | 05/16/05

Dude! Stop jumping to conclusions here I'm a big fan Laff | 05/12/05

I get that all the time rapson | 05/12/05

Stereotyped...I'm not even a big music fan!?! Laff | 05/12/05

Slow day, eh? rapson | 05/12/05

Much ado about SOP dzash2000 | 05/12/05

RE: Much ado about SOP nightshade0143 | 05/12/05

This is one reason to use the GPL. Then they have to make it all public. DonnieBoy | 05/12/05

Apple declined to comment for this story. nikoli | 05/12/05

Yes typical and if one looks at Apple's long history Laff | 05/12/05

nikoli disses Apple once again... MacCanuck | 05/12/05

Not a big surprise ... George Mitchell | 05/12/05

If that's the case ? jacrav | 05/12/05

I agree ... George Mitchell | 05/12/05

I tend to doubt it....For one very good reason..Steve Jobs Laff | 05/12/05

Perspective Richard Flude | 05/12/05

the problem is the difference between what apple said and what they did. it wessonjoe | 05/13/05

What are you babbling about? tic swayback | 05/13/05

hey wait a minute, is anyone paying attention? doh123 | 05/12/05

just taking this authors word for it, and not looking at the code, i'd have wessonjoe | 05/13/05

Forget this author, let's ask an expert tic swayback | 05/13/05

Open Source World versus the Real World rhinohat@... | 05/13/05

Yeah...so what's the problem here? rottweilerus | 05/14/05

If Apple forked the KHTML codebase, they'd offer the code for download hipparchus2000 | 05/16/05

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