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Apple violating git LGPL?

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RFRobert P Fischer <rpf2116@columbia.edu>
Date
Aug 6, 2014, 18:10 UTC
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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

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