Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 06:32:21 -0700 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: apple moving to x86 Message-ID: <f8b8e7ffc1366d7734929afd23d1ad20@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0506091129440.2844-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.43.0506091129440.2844-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>
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On Jun 9, 2005, at 11:35 AM, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, John Baldwin wrote: > >>> The *really* hot machine is going to be the OSX ABI supported under >>> FreeBSD and running Aqua. I betcha this happens FAST. >> >> I doubt it would be fast at all if it even happens. Unlike Linux, >> svr4, and ibcs2, OS X is not just a POSIXish UNIX kernel. It also > > Or Mac OS X moves to use the FreeBSD kernel. It seems like I have heard > this before. > > What kernel-level Mac OS X/Darwin features does FreeBSD lack? Its file > system? File bundles? Mach. Darwin also does some things that we do the same differently for various reasons. > Any websites that quickly list differences between features and drivers > for FreeBSD and Darwin? Not that I'm aware of. When it comes to writing device drivers though, the model is completely different on OS X. > I have to wonder if Apple internally and secretly is already testing > FreeBSD to run its Mac OS X. I highly doubt that since OS X runs on x86 hardware very well right now and has been for the last 5 years. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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