Intel Macs and FreeBSD?

[John Cruz]

I didn't say it wasn't good, I just said it was an odd choice. It's not 
very often you hear "Mac Mini Server" thrown together. Keep us posted on 
how it all works out. :)

Mark Edwards wrote:
> 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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