So here is an interesting copyright question to ponder: are we allowed to redistribute binaries of open source software that have been compiled and signed by Apple?
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Recovery mode on Apple Silicon will only run Apple-Signed binaries, but that includes any random thing from macOS. You can just run /usr/bin/python from a macOS partition. But what if I want to use python without having a full macOS installed? Can I just redistribute those?
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Effectively: does merely compiling (without making any changes vs. published, freely-licensed open source code) an application create a derivative work? My understanding is no, because there is no originality involved in the process, it is purely mechanical.
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But this will be an interesting one to ask the lawyers, if we find that doing things this way would let us enable new ways of installing Linux.
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Alternative question, is there any explicitly allowed for distribution signed binaries that Apple provide on their website? e.g. Mac updates, Xcode devtools, etc.
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Hiya. Please give this another try on the latest 11.2 beta. Apple Silicon was supposed to match Intel’s Recovery mode: after authenticating, any binary should run. We regret the error. :)
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