Did apple just copy ubuntu?

[Chris]

First Microsoft now Mac.

I think they should have to give credit where credit is due.
I think its only good if they acknowledge where they got the idea from.

Chris


On 6 January 2011 21:24, Tek Ang <rugbeeprop at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I would like to see ourself as being the leader of the packs, by quoting a
> common saying:
>
> "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Mark Ueki Mina <themarker0 at hotmail.com>
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> *To:* ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> *Sent:* Thu, January 6, 2011 4:46:28 PM
> *Subject:* RE: Did apple just copy ubuntu?
>
> Lets pretend Apple doesn't have http://opensource.apple.com/ Or that its
> based off an open source BSD clone, or that it has BSD licensed Open source
> software inside it.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:30:55 -0500
> Subject: Re: Did apple just copy ubuntu?
> From: james2432 at gmail.com
> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>
> By definition, if you own a mac, you own closed source/minded software
>
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:
>
> ..except that only Apple-approved developers can create Apple-approved
> applications which will contibute 30% to Apple's profit margin.
>
> Those who buy Mac-apps won't own them, can't modify them, and probably
> won't be able to see the source.
>
> Apple will probably  be able to revoke applications when they decide that
> information doesn't want to be free after all.
>
> --Bob, who got up on the cynical side of the bed this morning.
>
>
>
> On 11-01-06 03:10 PM, James wrote:
>
> http://www.apple.com/mac/app-store/
>
> Sounds a lot like the "software-center"
>
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