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Swift's LLVM fork is open-source, just not upstreamed. No Free Software license requires forks to upstream their changes. https://github.com/swiftlang/llvm-pro
by peppermint_gum 2y ago
Swift's LLVM fork is open-source, just not upstreamed. No Free Software license requires forks to upstream their changes.
https://github.com/swiftlang/llvm-project https://github.com/swiftlang/llvm-project
- pjmlp 2y agoYet you're complaining that they are using the licence exactly as they feel like.
- nequo 2y agoParent was not complaining. Parent was asking what the rationale is behind maintaining a separate LLVM fork instead of upstreaming and reducing the maintenance burden on Apple engineers.
- Zambyte 2y agoReferring to their fork as "private" seems quite misleading then.