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Darwin 6.0.2 for x86 Released

Posted by pudge on from the i-guess-people-do-still-use-x86 dept.

Jos Louis writes "Apple has released the x86 version 6.0.2 of Darwin, the FreeBSD-based core of Mac OS X. You can download the bootable ISO on Apple's site."

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  1. GNUStep versus GNOME/KDE? by cpeterso · · Score: 3, Redundant

    I've been researching GNUSteplately and wondering why it doesn't get more high profile attention. The GNUStep framework seems to solve many of the same problems that GNOME and KDE are trying to solve. However, instead of reinventing the wheel, GNUStep uses a time-tested API design that is source compatible with Mac OS X (a platform many people consider the pinnacle of user-centric Unix). What can GNOME and KDE do that GNUStep/OpenStep cannot?

    If people truly do write new Mac OS X apps in Cocoa, then GNUStep could easily give those developers cross-platform support for Linux (and other GNUStep supported platforms). Don't Linux users want more "native" apps?

    I believe the biggest problem for GNUStep is that few people use Objective C. That is a big speedbump to people adapting their legacy code.

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    cpeterso