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   Carlos E.R. to Marion   
   Re: A good thing or a bad thing (Was: Tu   
   06 Apr 25 13:18:29   
   
   XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-04-03 01:38, Marion wrote:   
   > On Thu, 3 Apr 2025 09:34:53 +1300, Your Name wrote :   
   >   
   >   
   >>>>> But Apple is a commercial system. They do not provide free software.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The two are not mutually exclusive. Some Apple funding goes to LLVM and   
   >>>> CUPS, that I can think of. Does that count as Ā“providingĀ” Free software   
   to   
   >>>> you?   
   >>>   
   >>> Ok, agreed, they do provide some free software.   
   >>   
   >> Apple of course provides a ton of free software for users of Apple   
   >> devices, including iMovie, Garage Band, Mail, Safari, Passwords, Pages,   
   >> Numbers, Keynote, Music, Messages, Photos, Time Machine, etc. ... plus   
   >> the various Apple operating systems themselves.   
   >   
   > There is a ton of "free software" for both iOS and for Android.   
   >   
   > What's unique about iOS is that you can't re-use that free software.   
   > That's bad.   
      
   Then it is not Free software. Free as in Freedom.   
      
   >   
   > What's common about all other operating systems is that you can.   
   > That's good.   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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