Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:43:30 -0400 From: Lord Raiden <raiden23@netzero.net> To: Benjamin Krueger <benjamin@seattleFenix.net>, Matthew Braga <The_Swimming_fiend@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a Mac Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20020820234150.009698c0@192.168.0.25> In-Reply-To: <20020820164149.D22995@mail.seattleFenix.net> References: <OE70ybi42NzSGQb1BQ2000038fd@hotmail.com> <OE70ybi42NzSGQb1BQ2000038fd@hotmail.com>
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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
>
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