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Re: Apple Xcode Asserts Control Over Git - License Violation?

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date
Nov 11, 2015, 14:44 UTC
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ARaybould <araybould@skymion.com> writes:
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> I recently installed Xcode 7.1.1 on my Mac. While this was underway, I
> continued to work on an unrelated project, until I found I could not
> use git from the command-line. Instead, I got this message:
>
> Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo.
>
> Is Apple in violation of git’s license by imposing this restriction?
AFAICT, no, see explanations here:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/254890

or search "apple git gpl license violation" in your favorite search engine.

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