yes, companies do grant other software companies access to OS source code - sometimes there is a fee, sometimes its only NDA, but always at very least NDA. you can get the source code to windows, if you sign an NDA, and fork over 323,546,145,632.00, and your youngest child. its how software can be made to integrate so well with the OS and things like that.. im not sure what apple's stance is on this tho.
On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at 01:29 AM, Christoph Hammann wrote: > >> Are companies like Macromedia given >> legal access to how Apple compiles (I keep thinking that this must be >> a >> kind of encryption along with making it machine-specific readable). >> Aren't some of the shareware/freeware things out there on version >> tracker the result of getting at Apple's "proprietary" >> coding/compiling? > > That you'd have to ask the respective programmers or other company > executives, I would imagine that the big software houses get insight in > proprietory Apple code under NDA. And no, encryption isn't involved. > For the > "normal programmer", Apple even provides compilers (gcc, a command line > program, it is GNU software, GNU will probably come up if you search > for > Stallman) and a nice integrated development environment with the free > Developer Tools. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
