Here's the basic truth about Apple and OpenSource:
http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200602/apple.html

-Brian

On 7/30/07, Norm Jacobs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> A couple of weeks ago, Mike announced that Apple bought CUPS back in
> February and is now employing him.  From what I read, Mike will be
> working on something other than CUPS (don't know what) at Apple, but
> will still be supporting CUPS.  As for forking the code... For a while
> now, the licensing has indicated that Apple brokered a deal with Easy
> Software to maintain their own private fork of the code.  FWIW, the
> license also appears to allow 3rd parties to develop closed source
> components on an "Apple Operating System"
>
> For more information
>     http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L475
>     http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L+TFAQ
>
>     -Norm
>
>
> Brian Gupta wrote:
> > They have forked a closed source version for Mac OS X
>
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