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1 month agoAES is a specification, not a piece of software. Closed-source software like iCloud that implements the AES specification is still proprietary.
AES is a specification, not a piece of software. Closed-source software like iCloud that implements the AES specification is still proprietary.
iCloud is proprietary by definition because Apple has not publicly released its source code under a free license.
I don’t think that’s the case. The v0.19.0 release notes say: