Apple violating git LGPL?
- From
- Robert P Fischer <rpf2116@columbia.edu>
- Date
- Aug 6, 2014, 18:10 UTC
- Message-ID
- <CAC_jL3wO9jkE4HapvJjn-4uW4RtSxubFthrxzQJ87EQ4Gq-9Ug@mail.gmail.com>
Hello,
I ran git on my newly-set-up OS X Mavericks machine, and get:
$ git
Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges,
please re-run as root via sudo.Running 'git --verision' gives the same result. This seems problematic in a few ways, and I am wondering if the git community is interested in addressing it:
1. Why do I have to agree to Apple's licensing terms to use an LGPL program? Is this appropriate? Is it allowed under the LGPL?
2. This is a significant problem for me, because I'm using a work machine and do not have admin access.
3. The version of git I ran is clearly NOT a plain vanilla "official" git, it is a derivative work. Has Apple provided the source code of the special version that I just ran? If not, that would seem to be a violation of the LGPL.
Thanks, Bob