Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:11:15 -0500 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A quality operating system Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK2HdXn%2BC0=dqki3s_9tEKm9RGiHPgcOAzPZnyW87gPMpw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <F0200A1CFD8384CAC82DC9A4@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> References: <CAC1X_0bP8SeyqMaR68AQPMzT%2Br-isv4h0bJPdtaF3377bQ%2BajQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcMDTVO2-zmiimSp60tFLtpiR7Dcd8kqvbzKQXS7OsLMPA@mail.gmail.com> <27081124F1EC4790981778923D271F59@harwood> <F0200A1CFD8384CAC82DC9A4@mac-pro.magehandbook.com>
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On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> wrote: > --As of August 20, 2011 7:01:07 PM -0700, Carl G Smith is alleged to have > said: > > I have heard that the OS X OS is based on FreeBSD. Is this true? >> > > --As for the rest, it is mine. > > Partially. It combines a mostly Mach kernel with some FreeBSD-derived > userland and interfaces, then adds a proprietary window manager and UI on > top of the rest. > > So the largest single source of code is probably FreeBSD, but neither the > kernel or the part most people interact with isn't. This is incorrect. http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-advocacy/2008-August/003674.html -- Adam Vande More
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