Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:30:49 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: dteske@FreeBSD.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: If the BSD become known as Linux, BSD distributions will be millions just like there are on Linux? Message-ID: <D91DE25A-DC4F-4CA3-BD4C-6BE85F886469@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <1d8501cf3e17$d83e5f90$88bb1eb0$@FreeBSD.org> References: <COL127-W1547F43A4D7DD207ACCB44E8760@phx.gbl> <1d8501cf3e17$d83e5f90$88bb1eb0$@FreeBSD.org>
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On Mar 12, 2014, at 11:23 AM, dteske@FreeBSD.org wrote: >=20 > But let's take a step back for a moment... >=20 > Apple's Mac OS X is based on BSD and has a wider install base than = Linux. So > in that respect, BSD is already doing great. OS X is not based on BSD. It is a mach based kernel, with a custom = graphical interface unrelated to X Windows. It does have a BSD type = user land available, and a BSD type kernel interface to enable the user = land. But most users don=92t touch the user land.=20 It is more correct, I think, to say that OS X and BSD share some = heritage. Chad
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