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Darwin  Articles Darwin : Articles : Mac OS X opens Apple to a new audience
Posted: ( Sun 14th Jan 2001 01:04:36[AM] UTC )
As we look at Mac OS X in general, and Darwin in particular, I think we begin to see a trend. So much of Mac OS X is based on open source technology, like BSD for example, that Apple may finally have found the magic formula of open and proprietary ingredients to broaden its following of cutting-edge developers.
Darwin : Articles : The future is... Darwindows?
Posted: ( Wed 20th Dec 2000 09:17:48[PM] UTC )
There's something weird yet pleasing about seeing a command-line interface on an iMac. It seems so wrong, and at the same time so right. And it's never been easier to get; all you have to do is install Darwin, the BSD derivative that underpins Apple's forthcoming MacOS X.
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Name
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Darwin
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Official site
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http://www.publicsource.apple.com/projects/darwin/
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Download from
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http://www.opensource.apple.com/projects/darwin/release.html
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License
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Apple Public Source
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FAQ
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http://www.publicsource.apple.com/projects/darwin/faq.html
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Description
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Darwin is the core of Mac OS X. The Darwin kernel is based on FreeBSD and
Mach 3.0 technologies and provides protected memory and pre-emptive
multitasking. Darwin runs on PowerPC-based Macintosh computers and work is
underway to get Darwin running on Intel-based personal computers. Darwin
1.0 is the Mach 3.0-based core of Mac OS X. Preliminary support for Intel
is provided, allowing developers to begin bringing Darwin to the Intel
platform.
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Development Status
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Quite active. Apple is working hard here and is also giving back a lot of
code to the open source community. Support for the Intel platform is also
planned.
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