OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy

Re:OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy by belorn on Saturday October 24, 2015 @12:04PM (#10443972)

Apple could agree to any software licenses they wish, but they choose not to with GPLv3. There is nothing legally that prevent them from giving users access to source code, nor giving users permission to change software running on devices that they have bought from Apple.

Apple refuse to do this. No one know for sure but the common suspicion is that they want to avoid competition by locking users to a single platform where apple has a artificial created monopoly.

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Re:OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy by matt4077 on Saturday October 24, 2015 @01:03PM (#10444176)

Or maybe they just don't want to give away one of their core products for free.

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Re:OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy by belorn on Saturday October 24, 2015 @04:32PM (#10444752)

Which core product would that be? GPL require that you give out source code of derivative works (work based on someone else work).

One could be accused to think that the core products of Apple is the devices that they sells. What clause in GPLv3 require that they give devices out for free?

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Re:OS X 10.11 buffer overflow with deep filesystem hierarchy by anonbanker on Saturday October 24, 2015 @02:34PM (#10444438)

yeah, best not use free software if you get the willies from the word "free".

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