Re: FreeBSD and MacOS

2004-07-03 Thread Eitarou Kamo
Hi, Bruce Cran wrote: No, Apple _does_ invest the money and time to create an x86 port: http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/ That is only the kernel and command-line utilities, there's no GUI included. http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/arch_xnu.html provides a good overview of the ke

Re: FreeBSD and MacOS

2004-07-03 Thread Eitarou Kamo
Hi, Sean Winn wrote: Eitarou Kamo wrote: Apple will not invest it, I wonder. Darwin has been available for x86 since at least version 1.3.1 (possibly earlier, but that's the ISO on opendarwin.org) Sorry, I'm somewhat stranger about Darwin. Eitarou --

Re: FreeBSD and MacOS

2004-07-03 Thread Bruce Cran
On 3 Jul 2004, at 10:05, Eitarou Kamo wrote: Hi John and all, John Von Essen wrote: Since OPENSTEP kernel had an x86 port, its not to far off to conclude that darwin could be run on x86 - but I think all the x86 talk was just hypothetical - would only happen in real life if some hardcore coders

Re: FreeBSD and MacOS

2004-07-03 Thread Sean Winn
Eitarou Kamo wrote: Hi John and all, John Von Essen wrote: Since OPENSTEP kernel had an x86 port, its not to far off to conclude that darwin could be run on x86 - but I think all the x86 talk was just hypothetical - would only happen in real life if some hardcore coders had alot of spare time on

Re: FreeBSD and MacOS

2004-07-03 Thread Eitarou Kamo
Hi John and all, John Von Essen wrote: Since OPENSTEP kernel had an x86 port, its not to far off to conclude that darwin could be run on x86 - but I think all the x86 talk was just hypothetical - would only happen in real life if some hardcore coders had alot of spare time on their hands... Appl