Re: Darwin not open source anymore?????
Re: Darwin not open source anymore?????
- Subject: Re: Darwin not open source anymore?????
- From: Jeremy Bush <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 16:38:01 -0500
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James Reynolds wrote:
> At 2:22 PM -0700 5/17/06, Matt Ginzton wrote:
>>> For x86 it is. If you take a look at
>>>
>>> http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/10.4.6.x86/
>>>
>>> vs.
>>>
>>> http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/10.4.6.ppc/
>>>
>>> you will see a big difference.
>>>
>> Is there an official story behind this? I noticed when trying to use
>> the xnu source to debug, say, some signal handling problems, that the
>> i386 xnu code was demonstrably very different from what's actually in
>> OS X 10.4.6 for x86.
>>
>> That MacWorld story is light on details, but seems to be mostly
>> talking about pirates and "Don't Steal Mac OS X.kext".
>>
>> Has there been an official announcement that the Darwin and xnu source
>> for x86 isn't intended to reflect OS X, or that it won't in the future?
>>
>> Matt
>
> Well, that article definitely implies an official announcement. That is
> what I thought it meant. If there is no official announcement Apple
> better step up and give one because right now I'm hearing whispers on my
> campus from the Unix type folks (computer science and engineering types)
> that this is a serious blow and that they are going to have to quit
> using OS X if it isn't open source anymore.
>
> In other words, official announcement or not, people are reading into
> that article that it is official.
>
There is still i386 references in the ppc code. Perhaps it might compile for i386...
Jeremy Bush
Image Management LLC
http://www.imagemanagement.ws
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