On Mon, May 28, 2007 at 03:02:53PM +0200, william lomas wrote: > hi > > the mac is based on linux BSD technology. Uh. ... No. Linux and BSD ain't the same. While they are similar, they're definitely not the same. BSD, in fact, predates Linux by several years, at least a decade. The kernel architecture is quite different. GNU/Linux is a Unix-like operating system (i.e. a Unix clone). BSD is an honest-to-goshness unix. Linux was created by a college student in Finland because, at the time, he didn't have a cheap or usable alternative. It took off, especially after it was licensed under the GPL and had lots of useful tools added to the actual kernel in order to make a useful operating system distribution. The several variants of BSD (FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc.) have their roots at UC Berkeley, but of course aren't there anymore.
Anyway, similar, but not the same, and I suspect that members of both camps would be mighty upset at the notion that Linux and BSD were the same thing. Not that it matters much except from a kernel development standpoint, but still. And of course, most Mac users couldn't care less about what makes OSX run. You never have to really interact with the machine at that level anyway...well...not usually, anyway. Above the kernel and some standard Unix tools, OSX from a user standpoint doesn't translate at all to any other Unix. (Probably a good thing...Unix and Unix clones aren't known for user friendliness, generally speaking.) > but maybe if a blind linux list does exist we should join that There are several, depending on your interest. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone 888-75-BUDDY Get a free online mall and earn on 1000 stores: http://www.powermall.us >From Kitchen Disaster to Culinary Master, make meals and baking easier and faster: http://www.tastyshop.net
