Intel Macs and FreeBSD?

James Riendeau jtriende at wisc.edu
Thu Apr 27 20:49:43 UTC 2006


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
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> Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro
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>
> Phone: (608) 262-3351
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> 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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