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> tightly controlled and still been somewhat 'open' (see Windows vs Mac). Huge chunks of OS X are open source. It's not necessarily equivalent to throw it into
by jonhohle 16y ago
> tightly controlled and still been somewhat 'open' (see Windows vs Mac).
Huge chunks of OS X are open source. It's not necessarily equivalent to throw it into the same box as Windows (there are no "open" forks of a Windows based OS, but there are of Darwin, and FreeBSD has benefited from Apple as well.)
- davidw 16y agoI meant more in the sense of how tightly controlled Mac has always been, whereas Windows ran on a variety of platforms.
- seabee 16y agoIsn't Darwin open source in the same way Android is? As in, the development process can only be seen by those in the inner sanctum.
- davidw 16y ago> Isn't Darwin open source in the same way Android is? Not really. Android is a complete system, with a kernel, libraries and the whole GUI on top of that. Darwin is just the kernel, and I think they've sort of phased out doing much with the 'open source' aspect of it.