Next OD binary for x86. :]
"David Walker" <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:26:04 +0930 (CST)
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Hiya folks. It has been a while for me since I fired up my OpenDarwin install. Just for fun I reinstalled it and added XFree86 and Blackbox. My experience with OSS is limited (Microsoft user) but over the last few years I have ran a few linux distros until Apple went Unix. Since then I have jumped on the OD wagon. I keep getting off due to other considerations but other than the Microsoft train kind of intended to sta= y here. As OSS exists on the kindness of strangers I thought it reasonable to update my doc that helps Windows noobs (people like me) get OD running on x86 with a Desktop Manager. Originally I figured there were probably others who were a bit stumped and as I had time to figure things out, decided to share. Is updating my doc worth it? I like to read before I post and there are a few posts on lists that suggest OpenDarwin is not what I thought it was or what it used to be. Th= e last thread on some lists are quite old. I get the impression that: Apple is making it hard for you guys to build binaries resulting in: The OD site/project has lost energy/ability/time for building binaries of releases, which means: There probably won't be any more binaries of OD x86. Some kind of confirm or deny would be great with explanation would be gre= at. Apart from helping me figure if I ought pick another OS to learn (I came here to get off the MS train) it might help me decide if I need to reassess my opinion of Apple. Best wishes, David Walker