Re: Apple Opens Up: Kernel, Mac OS Forge, iCal Server, Bonjour, Launchd

On Aug 7, 2006, at 7:48 PM, Joe Auty wrote:

> Interesting, they aren't calling it "Darwin" either..

"Darwin" has always referred to either one of a) Apple's open source  
efforts in their entirety, or b) a standalone open source operating  
system similar to Mac OS X.  It's never been used (by Apple) to refer  
specifically to the kernel.

> I'm assuming this kernel is the actual OS X 10.4.7 kernel - the  
> same kernel that ships in OS X today?

It's the same kernel that comes with new Mac Pro.  It's not the same  
kernel that's on existing iMac, MacBooks, or MacBook Pros -- which is  
why there are some updated kernel extensions that are also required  
on those systems.

- Kevin