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OSX on Generic Intel Machines, Again

25 October, 2006 (11:16) | Mac | By: cmdln

This is mildly intriguing, if only because as opposed to previous attempts, it may be slightly more legal, from a license standpoint. The fact that you still can’t run Aqua makes this less exciting. It also begs the question of how is this different from Darwin?

I suppose this is somewhat like the distinction between Linux and BSD, as expressed by my original Linux mentor, Kurgan. Linux enthusiasts like that it allows them to run Unix on a PC, BSD enthusiasts because it is Unix on a PC. (Hope I got the emphasis right, it is admittedly a subtle distinction.)

So if this newsworthy because Mac enthusiasts can run OSX on a PC, even if it is essentially the same as Darwin due to the lack of Aqua?

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