“Apple has removed certain restrictive clauses from the Apple
Public Source License (APSL), producing positive vibes from the
programming community.”
“Last month, Apple released Darwin, an open-source version of
its Mac OS X Server operating system. But despite an endorsement
from the Open Source Initiative, Apple’s license was criticized for
clauses that allowed the company to withdraw parts of the code for
a variety of reasons.”
“Although not as open as the precedent-setting GNU General
Public License, version 1.1 of Apple’s license eliminates most of
the previously restrictive clauses, observers said.”