> MAC OS-X is a variant of UNIX
Well, one half is. The kernel (Darwin) is a Unix system. But anything you
see - the whole GUI - has nothing to do with Unix. MacOS X has a huge API
with thousands of functions etc., none of which are related to Unix. Finale
uses those extensively.
Linux users aren
Well, that assumes that Linux users use Linux because it is cheap.
I would contend that Linux users buy Linux because:
(a) it is open source, and the "owner" can't go out of business and leave
the product as an orphan;
(b) it is open source; and the "many eyes" that see the code catch more bugs;
(
In discussing a side issue with a friend about MAC OS-X, the point was
made that MAC OS-X is a variant of UNIX. This leads me to wonder, given
that 2k4 is being reconfigured to run native on Unix, er, OS-X, whether
we might, in the near (i.e., not too many upgrades in the future) see a
LINUX versi
On 09.08.2003 2:06 Uhr, Noel Stoutenburg wrote
> In discussing a side issue with a friend about MAC OS-X, the point was
> made that MAC OS-X is a variant of UNIX. This leads me to wonder, given
> that 2k4 is being reconfigured to run native on Unix, er, OS-X, whether
> we might, in the near (i.e.
On Fri, 2003-08-08 at 19:06, Noel Stoutenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> In discussing a side issue with a friend about MAC OS-X, the point was
> made that MAC OS-X is a variant of UNIX. This leads me to wonder, given
> that 2k4 is being reconfigured to run native on Unix, er, OS-X, whether
>
Copy protection in the Linux world? Now THAT's likely to succeed!
Johannes Gebauer wrote:
On 09.08.2003 2:06 Uhr, Noel Stoutenburg wrote
In discussing a side issue with a friend about MAC OS-X, the point was
made that MAC OS-X is a variant of UNIX. This leads me to wonder, given
that 2k4 is b
On Friday, August 8, 2003, at 08:32 PM, Tobias Giesen wrote:
So, I would estimate the chances of a Linux version within the next 5
years
at about 1% probability.
I would say you're being wildly optimistic. [grin]
- Darcy
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