OpenDarwin.org Releases Darwin With Fixes

An anonymous reader writes "OpenDarwin released a 'fixed' version of the Darwin 6.0.2 ISO (the OpenDarwin-20030213 Binary Release) for both x86 and PPC. It is currently installing, so I can't tell you all what works now, etc. Hopefully I can use my old PC box as a server with this..." Apparently, it is mostly a recompile, without local OpenDarwin modifications. It doesn't include perl, pending integration of perl 5.8 ... could this mean Mac OS X will finally have a current perl in the next Mac OS X release?

Comments

Re:But

[jbarket]

MacOS X has always supported mice with multiple buttons.

Way to ask a stupid question that should be obvious. Why don't you email Strongbad and ask him how he types with boxing gloves on?

No it doesn't.

[LittleBigLui]

Actually, Apple has recently announced that they will only support Zero-Button Mice in the future.

"You know, we're all so sick and tired of the same old one-button-mouse joke, so we'll get rid of that damn button once and for all", an apple representative stated.

Re:Perl version

[Ranger Rick]

5.6.0 has a number of nasty bugs that (at the very least) 5.6.1 fix, especially in unicode support. Also, Apple built their perl in a way that makes their perl modules go into an essentially unversioned directory, which makes it harder to upgrade perl as time goes on.

The longer they wait, the messier the upgrade is going to be...

Use PC as a server?

[YetAnotherName]

Hopefully I can use my old PC box as a server with this

And if that doesn't work, you might want to take a look at FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, amongst others. I understand they're fairly popular.

Re:But

[grub]

Sig: I can't understand why people who hate Linux and Apple read slashdot.

Microsoft pays them to. It's called astroturfing or sandbagging
Now where's my tinfoil hat, I'm going to miss my bus.

Re:Darwin x86 or BSD???

[Gropo]

Depends on what you need it for... If you want a personal file server for a predominantly Mac household, you might appreciate the NetInfo abstraction Darwin offers.

Other than that, you might get better performance out of one of the tried-n-true BSD's due to the lack of overhead taken up by the message-passing microkernel.

Re:hmm

[Mikey-San]

I direct you to, no pun intended, /Applications/Utilities/Directory Access.

Authenticate and check "BSD Configuration Files". Now you can start using the BSD flat files, like /etc/groups.

If I'm missing something, it's because it's early and even though I'm at my desk, I'm still at home in bed.

-/-
Mikey-San

Re:Can I run Mac OS on i386 ?

[squiggleslash]

Yes, quite easily as a matter of fact, as long as you have a modern ATX system:

First, open up your case. Look for a jumper labeled JP3 or JP27, it's usually somewhere near the IDE bus connectors. Check next to it and you'll see a capacitor.

If the capacitor has a code on it beginning with a letter X, then unplug the internal speaker and the CDROM from the soundcard. If it doesn't, leave well alone.

Once you've done that, remove the entire motherboard, replace it with one from a modern PowerMac, plug everything back in, and install Mac OS X.

Couldn't be simpler!