Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:58:25 -0700 From: Don Wilde <dwilde1@thuntek.net> To: enrico <enrico@benzo.org> Cc: advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD mention in "The Register" Message-ID: <38B6B4B1.8FB4499C@thuntek.net> References: <200002250241.TAA11620@usr02.primenet.com> <20000224211916.D15416@benzo.org> <20000225010509.C31107@shadow.blackdawn.com> <20000225063500.A16425@benzo.org>
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According to Wilfredo Sanchez (lead OS X developer @ Apple), they started with the NetBSD code base mixed with Mach. From what I gather, it isn't really a microkernel, but rather only that the Mach code was the starting point. Somewhere in the development cycle, Fred (and Apple) made the choice to use FreeBSD as the official "reference implementation" which will direct all future code work, instead of NetBSD. As they have done more work, more and more of the code has and will come to resemble the FreeBSD code base. Their goal is to be able to minimize the complexity of the differences so that they can truly leverage FreeBSD OS development to directly drive their own. -- Donald Wilde "Linking Minds and Micros" ================= S i l v e r L y n x =================== PMB 117, 1380 Rio Rancho Blvd SE v: 505-771-0709 f: 771-1356 Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87124 web: http://www.Silver-Lynx.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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