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by rsynnott 4392 days ago
In general, a _language_ is not open source; its _implementation_ is.
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Right, well, let's see what happens. I kindda agree with Gordon Haff (http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-new-swift-coding-language-ho...) on being disappointed that Apple did choose a more open platform, but I suppose this can change in time, like with Microsoft recent changes.