Linux development environment for Mac

The VMware image for Maemo Fremantle/DIablo SDK is corrupt so i'm thinking i should try and setup an enrivonment on OS X.

Technically, i have an Xlibs, and i could install things like GTK libraries. There are other offers for cross-compilation to ARM besides scratchbox in case i can't get that working.

So what's stopping me?

Mainly the total lack of experience, so i turn to /prog/ hoping that some of those smart ass 12 year olds are still here amidst the trolls.

Of course OS X software can be legally open-sourced. It's just a social issue.

When you do a Linux program, you GPL it. That's the sort of behavior Linux users expect, appreciate, and reward.

When you do a Mac program, you distribute it for free and enable automatic updates by default, then as soon as you have a sufficient userbase, you pull the old versions from your site, disable most features, and sell it for $14.95. That's the sort of behavior Mac users expect, appreciate, and reward.

Mac users would feel just as insulted by the open-source model as Linux users would be by the shareware model.