Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:58:43 -0500 (EST) From: Pat Lynch <lynch@bsdunix.net> To: enrico <enrico@benzo.org> Cc: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>, advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD mention in "The Register" Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10002260958240.4543-100000@bytor.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <20000224211916.D15416@benzo.org>
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actually the userland was sync'd to FreeBSD's at some point. -Pat __ Pat Lynch lynch@rush.net lynch@bsdunix.net lynch@unix.sh lynch@blowfi.sh Systems Administrator Rush Networking On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, enrico wrote: > Terry Lambert is rumored to have said: > # FreeBSD was mentioned as the basis for the Mac OS X: > # > # http://www.theregister.co.uk/000224-000014.html > # > # near the bottom: > # > # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > # MacOS X's FreeBSD microkernel-based architecture makes it an ideal > # basis for a high-stable (if hi-fis and VCRs don't crash, neither can > # consumer electronics Net appliances) yet compact (store it in Flash > # RAM) appliance OS. Just add a cut-back Mac GUI and you're away. > # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MacOS X is based on BSD 4.4 (on top of a Mach microkernel), NOT > FreeBSD. Same roots, though. :) > > # Maybe they are calling FreeBSD a microkernel after seen the > # size of a Windows 2000 "minumal installation"? 8-). > > heh. PicoBSD comes to mind by comparison. ;) > > > --ec > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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