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Open Source Projects at Apple

Apple is the first major computer company to make open source development a key part of its ongoing software strategy. This allows Apple to partner with external developers to create richer, faster and more reliable products for our users through open source development.

Be sure to bookmark this page, as it is updated frequently with new information regarding Open Source projects at Apple.

NEW! January 18th -
Darwin Streaming Server 2.0
Apple releases the latest Darwin Streaming Server, based on QuickTime Streaming Server 2. New features for this release include:

A complete SDK, featuring the new dynamic module API
Full support for FreeBSD, Linux, and Solaris (including pre-built binaries!)
The new RTP proxy, allowing you to reflect a stream across your organization
A server stress tool to simulate large numbers of clients connecting to a single machine
Even more documentation!

December 13th -
Apple Expands Darwin with New Developers, Projects
Apple extends its commitment to open source by recruiting four Darwin community members into the Darwin Team, releasing NetSprocket and HeaderDoc as open source, and updating the OpenPlay toolkit.

"Apple has a proud tradition of innovating in
ways that shake up the computer industry. They've done it
again." - Eric Raymond, President, The Open Source
Initiative

Building on the rich traditions and experience of the Internet community, the Apple Public Source License is designed to foster a dynamic community of developers who share their ideas, expertise and code, as well as to allow easy integration of both commercial and open source software.

Getting Started
Before you start working with open source projects, you need to complete two steps:

Read the Apple Public Source License. If you accept its terms, then

Register - Read the Apple Public Source License and click the Accept link at the bottom of the page if you agree to its terms.

News - Learn what's new with open source efforts at Apple.

Projects - See what Open Source projects are underway now.

Frequently Asked Questions - Get answers here regarding Apple's Public Source efforts.