From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 20 20:35:30 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 219BA37B400 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:35:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net (dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net [65.194.254.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B35C43E77 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:35:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from raiden23@netzero.net) Received: from works (works.jasnetworks.net [192.168.0.2]) by dragoncrest.jasnetworks.net (8.12.3/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7L3i5gh018770; Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:44:06 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from raiden23@netzero.net) Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20020820234150.009698c0@192.168.0.25> X-Sender: megos@192.168.0.25 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:43:30 -0400 To: Benjamin Krueger , Matthew Braga From: Lord Raiden Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Mac Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20020820164149.D22995@mail.seattleFenix.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Actually from what I heard, MacOSX is based on Darwin, not Freebsd. I thought the same initially too. But then again, I also have heard rumors of MS making a windows for PPC and Apple making MacOSX available for x86 PC's. :) SO who knows. So many contradictory things floating around I'm not entirely sure what to believe anymore. :) At 04:41 PM 8/20/02 -0700, Benjamin Krueger wrote: >* Matthew Braga (The_Swimming_fiend@hotmail.com) [020820 16:36]: > > Since MacOS X from apple is based on FreeBSD does this mean it can be > used on a mac? > >Well, if you don't need to actually be able to run any processes, or network, >or even log in, then FreeBSD on ppc might work for you. > >Short answer: no. But do feel free to help with development of the FreeBSD >PowerPC project. > >http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/ppc.html > >-- >Benjamin Krueger > >"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." >- Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Send mail w/ subject 'send public key' or query for (0x251A4B18) >Fingerprint = A642 F299 C1C1 C828 F186 A851 CFF0 7711 251A 4B18 > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message