Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:10:02 -0700 From: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: File fransfer from iPad to FreeBSD Message-ID: <CC462E59-7EA8-43B3-AE29-B8F1719214BC@kreme.com> In-Reply-To: <20180217191551.d0d3f3aa.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20180216104703.555e9987.freebsd@edvax.de> <A65A0A36-D6B8-48EF-85C4-784D43655602@kreme.com> <20180217191551.d0d3f3aa.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Feb 17, 2018, at 11:15, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: >=20 > And as macOS is "somehow UNIX or even BSD", why doesn't > Apple provide a native iTunes program for FreeBSD? That > would make them look more professional - and me happy. :-) Two reasons, while OS X (Er, macOS) is Unix based, the GUI that iTunes runs i= n is much more than just a gnome-GUI and it would take massive efforts to po= rt something like iTunes to FreeBSD. Second, it=E2=80=99s an insignificantly small market since it only includes t= hose very few people who run BSD and won=E2=80=99t use Windows or macOS. There=E2=80=99s a lot more whinging for Linux support, and that=E2=80=99s li= terally never going to happen since that would be much more effort for o my s= lightly larger user base. --=20 This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
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