Hi :) Mac is developed from a Bsd. Both Bsd and Linux are re-writes of Unix and use many of the same programs and same systems. There are differences in their philosophies and kernel but that is just me being pedantic. Regards from Tom :)
________________________________ From: Glenn <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, 18 April, 2011 20:37:12 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility Hi, If memory serves me correctly, iMAC's Unix kernel IS Linux. MAC OS X is absolutely built on top of a Unix kernel from NextStep. Mr. Jobs seems to have seen to that in OS X. That's the main reason OS X is so stable. Nothing to install if using BootCamp! I just haven't played with it in a while. A long while... Glenn "What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual possibility Only in a world of speculation." T. S. Eliot, "Four Quartets" On 4/18/11 11:37 AM, Ken Springer wrote: > On 4/18/11 8:59 AM, Glenn wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Yes. I suppose it must be BootCamp. I have used an iMAC for so long, I >> guess I forget. >> I apologize for the confusion. I'll look into it further before >> troubling you anymore. >> >> Glenn > > It was no trouble for me, in fact, it was a good thing. > > I never used Boot Camp myself, as I wanted my Windows to run side by side > with >OS X, so I always used Parallels Desktop. > > But I've been wanting to give some distro of Linux a good try, and your post >got me to wondering... Maybe I can use the Boot Camp ability and install >Linux >instead of Windows. I have dedicated Windows boxes. > > > Ken > > > -- -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
