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Sure, but that just means it provides the correct library calls, has the right shell utilities, and so on. It says nothing about the pedigree, or the amount of
by ori_b 16y ago
Sure, but that just means it provides the correct library calls, has the right shell utilities, and so on. It says nothing about the pedigree, or the amount of security. It's undoubtedly a good thing, but it's not important in this context.
- pavs 16y agoWhere do you draw the line when a BSD based OS has been customized to the extend that it can't be considered a BSD based OS?
- sp332 16y agoThat only describes the interface, not the implementation. It says (almost) nothing about the kernel, or security.
- pavs 16y agoYou are right. I just double checked my facts and OSX kernel is actually a hybrid kernel and not a direct descendant of BSD flavor (which was my impression). My mistake.