Intel Macs and FreeBSD?

[Mark Edwards]

The Mac Mini is fast, small, quiet, and cheap.  Why is it not a good  
cheap server?

On Apr 27, 2006, at 1:58 PM, John Cruz wrote:

> 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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Mark Edwards