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1. AKSF_Ackermann · 1789509486 · focus · HN ↗

   I am not by any means a copyright lawyer, so can anyone enlighten me on if it is a good idea for upstream projects to accept such kind of code from an ex-Apple employee, especially since Apple is currently suing OpenAI.

   1. ADevWithAnIdea · 1789509770 · focus · HN ↗

      Great observation, two things:

      - During my time at Apple I never saw any of the macOS source code, at all, even for userspace components. I had not even heard of things like SPTM.

      - I have not worked there since June 2025

      I don't believe that there's any risk due to my former Apple employment. As another example, WINE does not ban all former Microsoft employees, they just ban anyone who has ever looked at the Windows source code. If I felt there was even a chance that my employment at Apple may have exposed me to relevant internal secrets, I would refrain from contributing to community projects.

      1. thrwy19940314 · 1789518892 · focus · HN ↗

         At least according to your own accounts on the Asahi IRC rooms, you were very aware of SPTM (which is part of the AS platform) and knew the people working on it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;oftc.catirclogs.org&#x2F;asahi-dev&#x2F;2026-06-04#35383763" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;oftc.catirclogs.org&#x2F;asahi-dev&#x2F;2026-06-04#35383763

         1. cannonpalms · 1789525024 · focus · HN ↗

            All of this was public knowledge, and there is nothing damning about knowing someone who worked on something.

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