Yup, that's exactly what we need. A Mac without the GUI so as to be
non-proprietary. Huh?
Chuck Norcutt
Jan Steinman wrote:
>> From: "Tom Scales" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> The only thing preventing that is the closed, unlicensable OSX
>> operating
>> system?
>
> (http://tinyurl.com/ytgdov) "Apple, Leopard UNIX will be an Open
> Brand UNIX 03 Registered Product, conforming to SUSv3 and POSIX
> 1003.1 specifications. That means the next generation of OS X will be
> fully leaded UNIX without any odd dialectical quirkiness."
>
> Actually, you can download the source code for Darwin, which is
> everything MacOS X except the GUI, and compile it for the machine of
> your choice -- for free.
>
> Sounds like it's the "other platform" that is "closed" and
> "unlicensable" not MacOS. Or has Billy Boy conformed Winblows to
> international standards and started distributing its source code
> without telling anyone?
>
> :::: Schist! I was about to take it for granite! ::::
> :::: Jan Steinman http://www.EcoReality.org ::::
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