From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 7 00:03:06 2004 Return-Path: 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 7D93716A4CE for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 00:03:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail02-kcom.uk.cleanport.com (mail02-kcom.uk.cleanport.com [212.79.248.211]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CA4143D67 for ; Tue, 7 Dec 2004 00:03:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bedhead@bedhead.karoo.co.uk) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com ([212.50.160.34] HELO=smtpout.karoo.kcom.com) by mail02-kcom.uk.cleanport.com (CleanSMTPd 1.5.5) with ESMTP id 41B40EB3-0 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 01:03:01 +0100 Received: from adsl-213-249-185-213.karoo.kcom.com ([213.249.185.213] helo=[127.0.0.1]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.comwith esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CbSou-00026C-5D server-id smtp-in1 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:03:08 +0000 Message-ID: <41B4F334.10909@bedhead.karoo.co.uk> Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:03:00 +0000 From: bedhead User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (Windows/20041103) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0450-0, 06/12/2004), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: FreeBSD PowerPC Porting X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bedhead@bedhead.karoo.co.uk List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:03:06 -0000 Have you approached Apple for the source code they use in OSX? I thought open source meant that you could use the code but any changes / modifications had to be made available to the originator and the community under terms of most open source licenses. I would class the entire port that Apple did as a huge change. I am not a UN*X user, nor do I understand most of UN*X, although my reasons for visiting your site and for making the above suggestion are as follows: 1. Whilst I am currently using a Dell PC with Windows XP, it was the cheap way to get myself back onto the Internet following the demise of my, old, but very much loved Apple Mac. I am still a Mac user and wish to return to the platform soon. 2. There is a lot of buzz about Linux but to me, just the image that UN*X has sells it every time [OSX was great, I did not access the underlying UN*X but felt a warm glow knowing it was there :-)] save to say the years head start, the power and everything the goes with. 3. I love open source, I think it is a great concept and quite a lot of the best technologies out there are open - MySQL, Apache, some UN*X (stuff SCO and their Microsoft backers) and also a great deal of good freeware is developed open source (Shareaza is by far the best P2P client on Windows, powerful, intuitive, clean looking, free, spyware and ad free and open). 4. Most of All - I think that the development of PPC FreeBSD code by the originators of the code would keep the PPC code centralised, up to date with other ports and most of all, help Apple (if they are then willing to use your code base). ____________________________________________________________________________ This email and all attachments have been electronically scanned by Kingston Communications' email Anti-Virus service and no known viruses were detected. ____________________________________________________________________________