The GNU-Darwin World

proclus writes "The GNU-Darwin Distribution was founded to leverage the open source development dynamic and build the infrastructure for scientific computing on a new platform. Now GNU-Darwin is a major free software project, and the infrastructure, such as parallel computing and molecular graphics software is available to everyone via the web and on digital media discs. Check it out. Also, Apple has written up a story about it."

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Not Free.

[trouser]

Now GNU-Darwin is a major free software project....

GNU = GPL = Free.
Darwin = APSL = open source.

There's a big difference.

Re:Confusing...

[clifyt]

"...the GPL is about the freedom of the code (i.e., once the code is Free, it has to stay Free) and as such the freedom of the community at large..."

So by this definition, the Chinese citizens are ACTUALLY freer than US and other westernized countries, because its all about the welfare of the country as opposed to personal freedoms.

What would Chairman Stallman have to say about this? Actually, I think this is what he wants...he's a modern day communist hippy thinking he's going to change the world by taking away choice.

clif

Re:GNU-Darwin Background: Pudge is wrong

[proclus]

GNU-Darwin clearly supports PPC. Read your own Slashdot link. The real news was that MacSlash "reported" that we dropped PPC support, even though we didn't. We never said that we would produce no more new stuff for PPC, but rather that we would not link to proprietary libraries. GNU-Darwin is assiduously consistent.

If you want GNU-Darwin background and a balanced view, ignore Pudge's "FUD" and try the following links.

http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2003/ 1/20/191655/929
http://www.gnu.org/brave-gnu-world/issue-25.en.htm l
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=00/12/01/2 028254&mode=thread

Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/

what the fuck are you smoking?

[Anonymous Coward]

Who else but proctanus, err, procleus, would call GNU/Darwin a major project? Face it, GNU/Darwin is the Darwin kernel (developed by Apple and various BSD folks), and a whole bunch of unrelated gnu software (developed by various other people).

GNU/Darwin has a sourceforge web page and a gasbag cheerleader, and little else.

What were you thinking Hemos?

[Jack Auf]

Why oh why would you post another self aggrandizing "story" from Proclus, the world famous GNU-Darwin troll. I am not, in any respect, advocating censoring the irritant but for God sakes man don't encourage him either.

Proclus is nothing more than a Stallman-bot wannabe. If he was really serious about furthering Darwin he'd abandon GNU-Darwin and contribute his efforts to the OpenDarwin project.