Bash 4.4 released

Re:Bash 4.4 released by shawkinaw on Friday September 16, 2016 @03:56PM (#12516841)

I found an "article" that explains this a bit [0], the gist is that the App Store is the sticking point. But why would this be the case? What does bash have to do with the App Store app? And why are they still allowed to distribute 3.2?

[0] https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-reason-for-some-of-the-Lin...

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Re:Bash 4.4 released by _kst_ on Friday September 16, 2016 @04:47PM (#12517209)

Bash 3.2 is distributed under GPL Version 2. Bash 4 is under GPL version 3. (I'll let others discuss the differences and how they might interact with the App Store.)

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Re:Bash 4.4 released by vsl on Saturday September 17, 2016 @12:02PM (#12521034)

That doesn't make any sense, App Store has no relation to what Apple distributes as part of macOS.

Apple takes issue with patents-related wording in GPL3 and doesn't want to be subject to GPL3 (while they're OK with GPL2). Hence not distributing GPL3-licensed software.

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