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Re: LilyPond 64-bit version for a Mac


From: Kieren MacMillan
Subject: Re: LilyPond 64-bit version for a Mac
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 08:32:58 -0500

Hi David,

> Frankly, I am not overly interested in tap-dancing around the rules
> Apple makes in order to keep its users from benefitting from software
> freedom.  When the rules Apple makes prohibit us from providing LilyPond
> on MacOSX in a useful and reasonably sustainable manner, the conclusion
> is "don't buy a Mac if you want to use LilyPond".  When Apple demands
> that we buy into Apple hardware for providing LilyPond or else, I
> consider it reasonable to choose "else".

That’s a bit extreme, isn’t it? After all, this is an open-source project — 
what’s keeping someone with a Mac from compiling Lilypond on their Mac?

Cheers,
Kieren.
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