From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Feb 8 10:15:36 1996 Return-Path: owner-chat Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA07551 for chat-outgoing; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:15:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu [128.120.56.188]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA07535 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:15:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.6) id AA07760; Thu, 8 Feb 96 10:15:25 PST From: obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu (David E. O'Brien) Message-Id: <9602081815.AA07760@toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu> Subject: Re: Here comes the next wave to UNIX-wannabes... To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:15:23 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: from "Brian Tao" at Feb 8, 96 11:49:16 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8b] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-chat@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > "Apple Computer is supporting a project with the Open Software > Foundation (OSF) to port Linux, a freely distributed version of UNIX, > to a variety of Power Macintosh products. This version of Linux > operates on the OSF Mach microkernel which will be running natively on > the PowerPC microprocessor." OSF. As in OSF/1? Hum, why don't they just port their own stuff (and give it away for free. :-)) What is the deal with OSF? Why would they want to port a free OS? > Q: Why did Apple port Linux vs NetBSD, BSD 4.4 or some other UNIX? > > A: There is an enormous amount of support for Linux on the internet NIH. You know, it makes too much sence. Why start with something already [partically] working when you can do it *your* way from scratch. Any bets how long it will take them? -- David (obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu)