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madeofpalk10/11/20243 repliesview on HN

Isn't Webkit GPL? How is it not open source?


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freedomben10/11/2024

Just a general rule of thumb that has served me well: If it's GPL, Apple wouldn't be using it. Apple hates the GPL as it is the antithesis of their operating model.

codetrotter10/11/2024

https://webkit.org/licensing-webkit/

WebKit is part LGPL, and part BSD.

So I think from purely a licensing point of view, they are probably not in violation. Provided that the way they are linking the LGPL-licensed code is compatible with the LGPL.

But like the other commenter said, I too would not run any web browser that was not fully open source, like this Orion browser.

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