Apple closes down OS X. Huh?

[Cloudgazer]

I came across this snippet.
i always assumed OSX was a proprietry system, how does this affect people?

Apple closes down OS X
Tom Yager, InfoWorld (US online)

Thanks to pirates, or rather the fear of them, the Intel edition of Apple’s OS X is now a proprietary operating system.
Mac developers and power users no longer have the freedom to alter, rebuild, and replace the OS X kernel from source code. Stripped of openness, it no longer possesses the quality that elevated Linux to its status as the second most popular commercial OS.

 

[treblah]

Apple has not decided on what they are going to do.

But in all honesty, not releasing it would affect what, like 200 people?

 

[Platform]

Apple has not decided on what they are going to do.

But in all honesty, not releasing it would affect what, like 200 people?

Those are 200 very dedicated people (I'm not a part of them, well at least not yet )

 

[ee99ee]

I hope they keep it open... I like compiling my own kernel. I've got a strong BAS background, though... perhaps that's why...

-Chris

 

[Nar1117]

Is it bad that i have no idea what this means?

 

[Unorthodox]

Is it bad that i have no idea what this means?

I too have no idea what this all means.
Can we replace the kernel altogether?
Like a general, for example.
Or maybe a humble sergeant.

Oh, wait.
It says you can't replace it....
Go with the flow.
Now I gotta go to the bathroom.

 

[trainguy77]

I have mixed feelings on this. I like that they are doing this because it helps to make sure that OS X will stay with apple machines. However, this does limit the more in depth work that some people do which is bad. It must be a tough call for apple.

 

[Fukui]

FWIW, the PPC side is still open.