Re: [MacPerl] looking at Mac OS X

[online@mactech.com (Jeff at MacTech)]

In article <mac-perl.199901250030.QAA06256@wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us>, Adam
Bridge <abridge@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

>Just a couple of reality notes:
>
>It's not clear how much of a Unix "personality" MacOS X will have right
>out of the box.
>
>Although the kernel will be Mach it isn't a sure bet of how much Unix-like
>functionality will be there.  What I've been hearing is an optional
>BSD/Posix layer (not a certified Posix layer since Apple says they don't
>want to go through the expensive testing for certification).

>From what I heard, they plan to hide the "Unixness" as much as possible.
On the other hand, I'm sure they are going to make certain that it can run
Apache and friends, so Perl will probably run. I'm not sure how they are
going to pull this off, other than not bundling the Terminal
(command-line) app.
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Jeff Clites                Online Editor           http://www.MacTech.com/
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