Dog-amoto Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 http://video.on.nytimes.com/ifr_main.jsp?nsid=a718aabc2:10f910eed23:49c9&rf=bm&fr_story=d14603c1e23e6ce37920a8134a2e27b1405a4991&st=1166372556464&mp=FLV&cpf=false&fvn=9&fr=121706_111934_718aabc2x10f910eed23x418c&rdm=722660.4007755687 Here, this guy explains how much Microsoft have innovated with their new OS and have not ripped off any ideas from OS X. Take a look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 I care. oh wait, this is a thread about pc operating systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girly hiyaz!~ Gamer Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 whats new about vista? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Its common fact that most of Mac OSX is stolen from Linux code... The guys at Apple couldn't script themselves out a paper bag. EDIT: Lol, that guy is taking the piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 *looks at official tiger wallpapers* *looks at official vista wallpapers* 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooInTheZoo Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 lol at sarcasm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Its common fact that most of Mac OSX is stolen from Linux code... The guys at Apple couldn't script themselves out a paper bag. It's not 'stolen' and it's not Linux. Apple used FreeBSD cose in their Darwin kernel, but unlike Microsoft who never give anything back, Apple contributes improvements they make to Open Source software that they use (FreeBSD and KHTML spring to mind) back to the original project. For example, Konqueror (the web browser used in KDE, based on KHTML) can now display the ACID 2 W3C Compliancy test fine because of changes Apple made to Safari and contributed back to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 It's not 'stolen' and it's not Linux. Apple used FreeBSD cose in their Darwin kernel, but unlike Microsoft who never give anything back, Apple contributes improvements they make to Open Source software that they use (FreeBSD and KHTML spring to mind) back to the original project. For example, Konqueror (the web browser used in KDE, based on KHTML) can now display the ACID 2 W3C Compliancy test fine because of changes Apple made to Safari and contributed back to them. Ever heard of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 It's not 'stolen' and it's not Linux. Apple used FreeBSD cose in their Darwin kernel, but unlike Microsoft who never give anything back, Apple contributes improvements they make to Open Source software that they use (FreeBSD and KHTML spring to mind) back to the original project. For example, Konqueror (the web browser used in KDE, based on KHTML) can now display the ACID 2 W3C Compliancy test fine because of changes Apple made to Safari and contributed back to them. Aren't MS working with the Firefox guys and also starting to support Open Source? And why exactly did Apple have to go and licence a kernel? Why not just make their own? Hmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twozzok Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Also, i'm pretty sure that BSD is a *nix system. So it is kinda Linux but not really at all, if that makes sense. EDIT: Yep it is a nix system, but yeah, what Jordan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Ever heard of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? Yeah, and I agree it's a very good cause and I hope it will change the world for the better, but it's not software developers they're giving to is it? Aren't MS working with the Firefox guys and also starting to support Open Source? And why exactly did Apple have to go and licence a kernel? Why not just make their own? Hmm? I've heard MS have been working with the Firefox guys, but the only thing I've heard to actually come out of it is that MS agreed to use Firefox's RSS logo. As for the kernel, it's a kernel which has been tried and tested for years and already has lots of tools available for it, including some great software development tools and system admin tools. It helps Apple in that they don't have to spend millions on creating a brand new kernel from scratch and instead they get an already excellent kernel, and it helps FreeBSD because it will increase the amount of support for it, especially now that Apple uses x86 CPUs, the Terminal and X11 based software should be pretty compatible between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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