Intel Macs and FreeBSD?

[John Cruz]

A mac mini is an odd machine to make into a server, but no matter. I 
doubt you'll run into any issues with installing it. Darwin is nice, but 
it was developed to be the underlying layer of the finder GUI. And the 
freeBSD ports system is so much nicer than any other nix install system 
that there's no comparison.

-JOhn

Mark Edwards wrote:
> Because I want to run FreeBSD, not Darwin.  This is for a server, not 
> for a desktop.  I'm used to FreeBSD, and I am migrating an existing 
> machine over.
>
> On Apr 27, 2006, at 1:49 PM, James Riendeau wrote:
>
>> Oops.  Looks like the URL changed.  It is:  http://opensource.apple.com/
>>
>> -james
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:47 PM, James Riendeau wrote:
>>
>>> Why?  Mac OS X has a complete unix freebsd-like core called darwin ( 
>>> http://www.darwin.org ).  There's no reason to install freebsd on 
>>> it.  Just install Mac Developer Tools (included in the Applications 
>>> folder), compile your favorite progs and go.
>>>
>>> James Riendeau
>>> MMI Computer Support Technician
>>> 1300 University Ave
>>> Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro
>>> Madison, WI  53706
>>>
>>> Phone: (608) 262-3351
>>> After-hours Phone: (608) 260-2696
>>> Fax: (608) 262-8418
>>> Email: jtriende at wisc.edu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Apr 27, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Mark Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if the Intel Macs can boot and install FreeBSD, 
>>>> now that the firmware includes BIOS compatibility?  Has anyone seen 
>>>> it happen?
>>>>
>>>> I'm thinking of using a Mac Mini as a quiet living-room server.  
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Mark Edwards
>>>>
>>>>
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>
>
> -- 
> Mark Edwards
>
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