[GNUz] O/S compare

[Nick Rout]

On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 14:13:52 +1300
Wesley Parish <wes.parish@paradise.net.nz> wrote:


> >
> > Their x86 move is on to 'standard' x86 chips, but they will only support
> > installation on Apple-assembled machines, just as they do now. Early
> > developer versions have been seen to run on standard PC machines, but
> > Apple don't like it, and will probably use both technical and legal
> > avenues to prevent it from happening.
> 
> But given that OpenDarwin plus X plus window manager runs happily on an X86 
> PC, and given that GNUStep is a clone of OpenStep which was the opened specs 
> of NeXTStep, which is also the basis for the current Macintosh OS X's 
> graphical interface, I'd say the horse has already bolted.

IMHO it's often the other integrated apps that people buy mac's for -
iTunes, GarageBand, iMovies etc etc

> 
> Apple should sit back and enjoy the ride.
> 
> Wesley Parish