Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 26th Dec 2008 11:58 UTC, submitted by probono
Most of you will know that the underlying core set of components of Mac OS X and the iPhone operating system are released under the Apple Public Source License, an FSF-approved open source license. Few of you, however, will have actually used Darwin in any other form than Mac OS X or the iPhone OS. Despite numerous projects attempting so, Darwin has never gained any significant traction apart from Apple's own interest. The PureDarwin project tries to rise from the ashes of the OpenDarwin project, and has just released a Christmas developer preview.
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2005-06-29
I guess you guys should read up on what Darwin has to offer. Most importantly, it differs a GREAT deal from Linux, BSD, and Solaris in that it uses a diferent kernel type, closer to that of Windows NT than that of the aforementioned.
It also has something called I/O kit, an object-oriented device driver kit that is very, very different from that othe roperating systems have to offer.
Those are just two I knew from the top of my head.
Sometimes, you need to dig a little deeper before you see the real differences. Sometimes, they just don't show up in the GUI. Sometimes, you need a little more technical knowledge.
Edited 2008-12-26 13:31 UTC