On Sunday 14 July 2002 8:49 am, Genfil Villahermosa wrote: > If MAC OS X is based on X windows system then it possible to > port it into Linux or any Unix System. > > On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 00:07:22 +0800 > > Holden Hao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For those in the know, is MAC OS X technically possible > > for linux?
It is not possible to port MAC OS X to Linux or any Unix System. MAC OS X is another kind of Unix. Its core kernel is Darwin, a BSD-like Unix. It uses X as a graphical server and Aqua + Quartz as its window-manager, or graphical user interface. Here's the comparison to make things clear: Operating System : MAC OS X kernel : Darwin graphical server : X-windows (the same server Linux uses) Window-manager, GUI : Aqua & Quartz Operating System : any Linux distribution (Red Hat, Debian, etc..) kernel : Linux graphical server : X-windows Window-manager, GUI : KDE, Gnome, Window Maker, Enlightenment, etc.. If you mean to say it's possible run Acqua on Linux since it uses the same graphical server, I don't know. If you envy Acqua's look and feel, it is possible to make your KDE look like Acqua, or even better than Acqua. There are numerous KDE themes on www.kde-look.org. Here are my favorite themes for KDE: 1. High Performance Liquid by Mosfet - looks like Acqua, but is much better. I use this in combination with Conectiva Crystal icon theme (ice edition) 2. Acqua (theme for KDE by Aronnax) 2. Luna (Windows XP theme by Aronnax) 3. Keramik (now the default theme for KDE 3.1!) If you like, I could send you screenshots of my desktop. People envy me, thought I was running a Mac, when in fact it's just a beat-up AMD-K6-500mhz. mikol _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
