You could be right!
Here is the original link:
http://www.linux.org/news/LO2007/mac_kernel.html
Jamil Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I guess
it is a April fool news? :-))
On 02 Apr 2007 06:16:51 -0700, russell kabir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Next Version of Mac OS X to use Linux Kernel by Winona Foryears,
> Computer Purchaser News
> April 1, 2007
> Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announced on Friday that the next version of Mac
> OS X, named 'Margay' will use the Linux kernel.
> At a press conference at the famous Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New
> York, Jobs told reporters that the change marked a radical shift on how the
> iconic operating system would work. "OS X is getting a bit too user
> friendly," remarked Jobs, wearing his trademark black turtleneck - now with
> a penguin logo visible on the upper right, "and we need to snap our Mac
> users out of their complacency. Hardware may now need a little tweaking at
> first. They will find this a bit more challenging but I think challenge is
> good." Jobs commented on what he saw as a plus for Linux users. "For all of
> you Linux geeks - some good news - your iPods will work right out of the box
> now."
> Linus Torvalds, who has been using Mac hardware himself for some time,
> though not Apple's operating system, explained that the switch means that
> Mac OS X will become, essentially, another Linux distribution. "Mac OS X
> will now be a Linux distro and I intend on using it. It will go well with my
> hardware", remarked the Finnish programmer.
> When asked for comment, Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed that he
> was not happy with Apple's move. "Ubuntu has been the top rated distro at
> Distrowatch.com for years. Now Mac OS X will take its place and I don't
> think it's fair. We've paid our dues - they haven't." Asked if his own
> popularity within the community would be eclipsed by Jobs', Shuttleworth
> remarked: "I've traveled in space in a rocket ship. I'd like to see Jobs top
> that."
> As to whether the internal names of the operating system would change from
> being based on felines to being based on types of penguins, Jobs had this to
> say: "No, we're sticking with the cat names. This one is still going to be
> called 'Margay'. We've done an algorithmic study and eventually, after going
> through names like 'Cheetah, Puma, etc, we'd get to 'Margay' sometime around
> 2057. Well, I don't like that name, so I figured we'd use it early and get
> rid of it. The alternative was 'Sabre Toothed Tiger', but of course, that's
> a dead, extinct cat and plus it contains the word 'Tiger', which we've
> already used."
> Jobs added that the new Linux-based Mac OS X 'Margay' would be available
> at Apple Store locations across the world on June 31. When asked if Apple
> would be making the operating system available as a free download, Jobs,
> made a gesture and replied: "Download this!"
>
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