> 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.
no.. macos x is based on bsd with a mach microkernel (i think i've got that right). macos may be able to run linux programs (most, when compiled from source on the mac, should be able to work), but most macos apps will not work outside of the mac environment. first off, there's the issue of cpu architecture. most (i believe) gentoo users are running on x86 (or amd64) platforms, not ppc (which is what macs use). secondly, most native mac apps use apis (cocoa, carbon, etc) specific to the mac. -- trey -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
