From WebKit to Swift: Apple’s Complicated Relationship with Open Source
· 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 2
Show notes
In 2003, Steve Jobs said: “Some people have a problem with open source software. We think it’s great.” It wasn’t just talk. Apple would go on to contribute LLVM and WebKit, two projects that became influential far beyond Apple’s own platforms. WebKit even served as the foundation for Google Chrome. So why doesn’t anyone think of Apple as an open source company? That question turns out to have an intriguing answer. The ideas behind free and open source software emerged from decades of argument...
