Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:46:09 -0400 From: Daniel Staal <DStaal@usa.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: A quality operating system Message-ID: <F0200A1CFD8384CAC82DC9A4@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> In-Reply-To: <27081124F1EC4790981778923D271F59@harwood> References: <CAC1X_0bP8SeyqMaR68AQPMzT%2Br-isv4h0bJPdtaF3377bQ%2BajQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcMDTVO2-zmiimSp60tFLtpiR7Dcd8kqvbzKQXS7OsLMPA@mail.gmail.com> <27081124F1EC4790981778923D271F59@harwood>
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--As of August 20, 2011 7:01:07 PM -0700, Carl G Smith is alleged to have said: > I have heard that the OS X OS is based on FreeBSD. Is this true? --As for the rest, it is mine. Partially. It combines a mostly Mach kernel with some FreeBSD-derived userland and interfaces, then adds a proprietary window manager and UI on top of the rest. So the largest single source of code is probably FreeBSD, but neither the kernel or the part most people interact with isn't. Daniel T. Staal --------------------------------------------------------------- This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of local copyright law. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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