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To: qam1

OSX server is pretty good. it does run on a Linux kernal, however.


15 posted on 04/01/2006 5:26:37 PM PST by Conservomax (There are no solutions, only trade-offs.)
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To: Conservomax
OSX server is pretty good. it does run on a Linux kernal, however.

To clear up any misconceptions: Mac OS X (both client and server) are derived from BSD UNIX, not Linux. It runs on a microkernel called "XNU", which combines the Mach microkernel with the FreeBSD kernel with "I/O Kit", a C++ interface for drivers.

Add all this to the usual GNU tools, and you have a solid UNIX implementation. Just like adding the GNU tools to the Linux core OS makes that a solid UNIX implementation as well.

28 posted on 04/01/2006 5:44:25 PM PST by Yossarian (The media is now simply running a 24/7 soap opera with Dubya cast as the arch villain.)
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