Apple Xcode Asserts Control Over Git - License Violation?

ARaybould· Nov 11, 2015, 14:30 UTC · lore

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?

Matthieu Moy· Nov 11, 2015, 14:44 UTC · re: ARaybould · lore

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

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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Matthieu Moy
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