Apple is proud of its open source software Swift. A bit too proud

Is Apple really 'the first major computer company to make Open Source development a key part of its ongoing software strategy'?

Apple has pleased nerds everywhere by releasing its Swift programming language as open source, freeing up the code-base of the language to be used as developers see fit.

It's good news if you're a fan of free software (that's "free-as-in-speech", meaning that the code is no longer locked up behind prohibitive licenses), and Apple is justifiably proud, with Craig Federighi, the company's head of software engineering, saying that: "Swift's power and ease of use will inspire a new generation to get into coding, and with today's announcement they'll be able to take their ideas anywhere, from mobile devices to the cloud."