The Mac GUI sits on top of OS X/Darwin/FreeBSD similar to the way X-Windows or Gnome or KDE sits on top of other UNIXs/Linuxs...
on 8/26/03 8:59 PM, Mladen Gogala at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks, Tim! I was under the impression that OS/X is based on Unix > the same way NT is based on VMS. I don't have access to any of the > Apple hardware, but knowing the history, I wasn't sure what should > I think of OS/X. Thanks again for a nice clarification. > > On 2003.08.26 21:59, Tim Gorman wrote: >> According to "http://developer.apple.com";... >> >> ============================================ >> >> Q. What is Darwin? >> >> A. Darwin is a version of the BSD UNIX operating system that offers advanced >> networking, services such as the Apache web server, and support for both >> Macintosh and UNIX file systems. It was originally released in March 1999. >> Darwin currently runs on PowerPC-based Macintosh computers, and is being >> ported to Intel processor-based computers and compatible systems by the >> Darwin community. >> >> Q. How does Darwin relate to Mac OS X? >> >> A. Darwin is the core of Mac OS X. All software built for Darwin should be >> able to run unmodified on Mac OS X. However, because Darwin by itself does >> not encompass all of the features of Mac OS X, software that depends on >> higher-level features of Mac OS X (such as the Cocoa and Carbon toolkits) >> will not run on a stand-alone Darwin system. >> >> >> >> >> on 8/26/03 3:19 PM, Mladen Gogala at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Define "based"? >>> >>> -- >>> Mladen Gogala >>> Oracle DBA >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> Tanel Poder >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 4:44 PM >>> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L >>> >>> >>> AFAIK, Apples unix is based on [Open|Free]BSD as well. >>> >>> Tanel. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Note: >>> This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain >> confidential, >>> proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or >>> privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this >>> message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from >> your >>> system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, >>> directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part >> of >>> this message if you are not the intended recipient. Wang Trading LLC and >> any >>> of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all e-mail >>> communications through its networks. >>> Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, >> except >>> where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state >> them >>> to be the views of any such entity. >> >> -- >> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net >> -- >> Author: Tim Gorman >> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >> San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >> to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >> also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Tim Gorman INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
