on 8/24/01 9:14 AM, Robert MacLean at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > isn't mac os x, based on unix? Yup, it's based on BSD. > and doesn't that mean with a but of modifying (a very small bit) the > stuff written for it should work on linux? Some unix apps out now that run on Linux also have an available MacOS X counterpart. I've also noticed some apps I've installed from source talk about compiling for OSX in the readmes. > or atleast the mac os x gui should work, and thus apps for the gui > should work. > > or am i way off? > Beats me. But I'd be willing to bet getting the source for the gui would be nigh impossible :) Apple does offer a free OS which is basically the unix core of Mac OS X. Although the name escapes me at the moment. Matt _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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