A glimpse into working with Apple on Open Source

" towards the open source community, given that it's from them (us ?) that they took the Darwin code."

You're claiming more than you have any right to claim. Much of Darwin (especially the kernel, Netinfo, CoreFoundation, etc) did not come from the Open Source community.

He's jumping to conclusions and getting a nasty case of the vapors.

The open source people have a nasty habit of doing this. If they can't find a source code file, they instantly leap to the conclusions that evil is afoot, that Apple is shutting down access to the Intel code, etc. Never mind trying to contact Apple and get an official answer. Next thing you know, they're crying to mailing lists and Slashdot, and based on that still other people write silly columns based on one flibbertigibbet's panties being in a knot out of sheer impatience.

This non-issue arose when some knucklehead couldn't find the code he wanted, and *that same day* went crying to the mailing lists.

Good lord, anyone who's worked in the real world ought to know that sometimes things aren't perfect, and the rest of the world isn't waiting at your beck and call to answer your questions. It takes time.

Most of the time, the reason the code isn't available is because of a small mistake, an oversight, or because Apple has had more important things to work on in recent weeks. The code soon appears, and it was always intended to.

Interesting.
I understand Apple wants to cover some of its secrets, because there are already many people trying to run Os X on crappy windows boxes, but one expects them to be a bit more rewarding towards the open source community, given that it's from them (us ?) that they took the Darwin code.