On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Joel Hacker wrote: > So, would you mind telling me how it is that making a virtual machine to > run open-source software ISN'T bringing open source software to OS X? > Who actually cares if it's Unix or Linux, all the tools are practically > the same? Do you have an actual coherent argument against this idea, or > do you simply enjoy insulting people?
Ok ok guys, chill out. The point he was making is that, if you see Unix as let's say "simply a toolkit", then Fink's job is to port that toolkit to Darwin -- and they've done a good job of it. Wedging a virtual machine between the tools and the underlying system doesn't make much sense, because it's faster & easier to just let everything run natively. It isn't clear how planting a virtual machine version of the Linux kernel above Darwin and below the Linux/Unix/BSD/POSIX toolkit that already runs natively on Darwin is going to help anything. You see? -- Chris Devers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
