> OK...This is going to sound like a really dumb question, but I'm really > new at this, but liking it so far... > > I've heard (and believe) that the Mac OS is built on a Linux kernel. > Is this true? If so, does that mean that Macintosh\Apple compatible > software can be installed on a Gentoo machine? There's lots of > software out there I'd like to use in my Gentoo environment, and I > can find Mac\Apple versions, but I don't know if it will work in Gentoo.
You're totally off-base. MacOS/X is unix-based (mach, if I remember correctly) but with significant extensions to support apple's platform. The apple things that you like will generally not be available under any flavor of linux, even gentoo. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
