XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-04-06 11:18:29 +0000, Carlos E.R. said:   
   > 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 ´providing¡ 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.   
      
   "Marion" is simply a brainless anti-Apple know-nothing troll. Please   
   just ignore / killfile the moron and stop re-cross-posting the crap.   
      
      
      
   >> What's common about all other operating systems is that you can.   
   >> That's good.   
      
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