Re: [MacPerl] A command line shell for the Mac ?

[Amitai Schlair <amitai@ooi.net>]

On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Neil Bauman wrote:

> Ahhh! But FreeBSD runs just like any other Mac app -- no rebooting
> required.

This is so far from the truth that I feel the urge to clarify. There is
perhaps more information here than you are looking for, but it is a
simplification.

FreeBSD does not run on Macs. It is a free, open source BSD-based Unix for
PC-compatible computers (and Alpha and Sparc, sort of). FreeBSD does not
run concurrently with other PC-based operating systems without very
special arrangements.

OpenBSD and NetBSD run on certain Macs. They are free, open source
BSD-based Unices that run on multiple platforms. They do not run
concurrently with the Mac OS.

MachTen does run on Macs. It is a costly, closed source BSD-based Unix for
Mac-compatible computers. It runs as a process under Mac OS.

Mac oS X Server runs on certain Macs. It is a costly, somewhat open source
BSD-based Unix. It runs Mac OS as a Unix process.

I use OpenBSD, MachTen, and Mac OS X Server. OpenBSD is my preferred pure
Unix, and Mac OS X Server is my preferred blend of Unix and Mac. MachTen,
to me, doesn't seem so glamorous now that OS X is available.

Hope this helps. Here is some further reading material:

<URL:http://www.freebsd.org/>
<URL:http://www.openbsd.org/>
<URL:http://www.netbsd.org/>
<URL:http://www.tenon.com/products/machten/>
<URL:http://www.apple.com/macosx/server/>

- Amitai


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