On Sat, 2005-05-21 at 18:08 -0500, Benjamin Racher wrote: > So, I started wondering if it might be possible to use an opendarwin > kernel on a debian system. I've seen a couple postings about porting > debian to darwin, but it doesn't seem like anybody's tried it. Does > anybody have any experience with this, let alone know what the benefits > of running a darwin kernel might entail? Would this be a way for the > opensource community to get more involved in developing the kernel that > apple uses for their hardware and start to create a happier relationship > between opensource developers and Apple? Would this help convince Apple > to give us a little more leverage on getting code for developing > opensource ATI drivers or Airport or opening up other software to the > opensource community? > > Just some ideas. > > - Ben Get it all in writing as I'd hate to see people put a lot of effort for diminished returns. As for the learning experience with a micro kernel, I hear there is little point to implementing a micro kernel as a monolithic because this setup, and I gather OS X's, doesn't take advantage of the idiosyncratic advantages of micro-kernels. Or at least this is the stance of the Hurd/L4 developers.
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