If I were more cynical than I already am, I would call this opportunistic open sourcing, but I'm not, so I won't. FireWire and MiniDisc Fourteen columns ago , I started this irregular collection of missives, ostensibly focused on Apple's open-source efforts. The positive feedback hasn't been lost on me, and I will continue to stray from the open-source path when I think it's relevant. But despite my pursuit of the occasional tangent, I still really, really want Darwin to succeed. For Darwin to succeed, it needs to be backed by Apple with deeds, not nebulous, deadline-less, marketingese announcements of purported intent.
Actions speak louder than words.
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