Re:Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on macOS
by _qulr on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @01:08PM
(#24344035)
> At first, Xcode itself wasn't exactly free, because it was bundled with the OS updates, which cost a decent amount back then.
Xcode and Mac OS X were included on disc with Mac hardware. This is how I became a developer.
When Mac OS X was released, that was the period when Apple truly embraced open source and Unix. Since iPhone, however, there's been a lot of backtracking in that area, which I find very unfortunate.
In general, macOS is becoming more and more like iOS. Consequently, it is becoming more hostile to openness.
Xcode and Mac OS X were included on disc with Mac hardware. This is how I became a developer.
When Mac OS X was released, that was the period when Apple truly embraced open source and Unix. Since iPhone, however, there's been a lot of backtracking in that area, which I find very unfortunate.
In general, macOS is becoming more and more like iOS. Consequently, it is becoming more hostile to openness.