Rsync replaced with openrsync on macOS Sequoia

duskwuff · 2025-04-06T21:43:47 1743975827

On one hand, it's a little annoying that openrsync doesn't support some features that rsync does.

On the other hand, it's great that there are multiple independent implementations of rsync now. It means that it's actually being treated as a protocol, not just a piece of software.

varenc · 2025-04-06T21:52:52 1743976372

I'm exciting about this too. It becoming more like a protocol makes me optimistic we'll see binary diff API points based on the rsync algorithm.

fun fact: Dropbox internally used rsync binary diff to quickly upload small changes to large file. I assume they still do. But their public API endpoints don't offer this and a small change to a large file means the whole file must be updated.

chungy · 2025-04-06T21:52:30 1743976350

The website says "We are still working on it... so please wait."

rsync has a lot of features, surely this will take a good amount of time.

jeroenhd · 2025-04-06T21:49:32 1743976172

So, anyone got a good resource on why Apple is so afraid of GPLv3? Surely this shouldn't be a problem as long as they statically compile the executables?

Arnt · 2025-04-06T21:58:27 1743976707

Apple doesn't say. IMO you should not trust other people's statements about Apple's reasoning.

banqjls · 2025-04-06T21:51:04 1743976264

The TiVo clause.

rbanffy · 2025-04-06T21:56:17 1743976577

It wouldn’t apply to the kernel. Also, a lot of the command line tools are not distributed as part of the OS.

banqjls · 2025-04-06T21:50:57 1743976257

You don't have to embed a github gist to show 5 lines of console output that are not even highlighted. You can use the HTML tag.https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML

brian_herman · 2025-04-06T21:53:48 1743976428

Can someone do an analysis of the packages of macOS Sequoia that are still GPL licenced?

chasil · 2025-04-06T21:51:47 1743976307

"...Apple decided that while it could comply with the terms of GPLv2 license with regards to rsync 2.x, it could not comply with the terms of GPLv3 license with regards to rsync 3.x."

This is due to the software patent terms that appeared in GPLv3.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21645618

https://lobste.rs/s/8lbh1k

https://archive.ph/AeMTz

IAmLiterallyAB · 2025-04-06T21:54:40 1743976480

I think its actually the anti-Tivoization stuff that they take issue with

ndegruchy · 2025-04-06T21:31:21 1743975081

Huh, interesting. I hadn't noticed when I upgraded, but I don't use many of the features of `rsync` to begin with. I ended up installing the real `rsync` shortly thereafter.

wewewedxfgdf · 2025-04-06T21:40:04 1743975604

Good - MacOS had an old and crappy version of rsync

dima55 · 2025-04-06T21:47:43 1743976063

MacOS sounds like it's not very good

rbanffy · 2025-04-06T21:57:57 1743976677

It’s adequate. You can use MacPorts to install a more modern Unix environment.

Much better than Windows.

modeless · 2025-04-06T21:56:27 1743976587

It's really not. The hardware is so good that I put up with it, but it is a bad OS in so many ways. My dream laptop would be a MacBook with a normal keyboard layout and running a well supported version of Linux.

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