They have been developing open source and an x86 version.
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/projects/darwin/
There is also a gnu-darwin floating around. I think www.gnu-darwin.org
Its based on BSD and the mach microkernel.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Elliott" <kelliott4@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 7:52 PM
Subject: RE: [SLUG] Apple shifts to Intel
> >>Steve Jobs announced 3 days ago that Apple will be shifting vendors from
> IBM
> >> to Intel for all of their cpu's by 2007.
>
> I suspect Apple will pit Intel vs. AMD for better pricing/delivery/terms.
> Plus, I suspect they will try to develop the ability to run Windows apps
on
> OS/X. The ability to run both would be a powerful incentive for many
> customers to switch. I hope Apple does this by contributing to the open
> source movement, rather than develop closed-source code.
>
> This move does create the future option for Apple to offer an "open"
version
> of OS/X that could run on name-brand hardware (Sony, HP) or "clones".
Apple
> could offer a hardware component that their OS depends on, and offer both
as
> a package to OEMs. Of course, they could open it up for the entire x86
> clone universe, but that's not been their style.
>
> The interesting question becomes: what will it take for Linux x86 to run
> OS/X x86 apps?
>
> Will this lead to more Apple developers porting apps to Linux?
>
> Ken Elliott
>
> =====================
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Mavrick
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:40 PM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: [SLUG] Apple shifts to Intel
>
> Anybody else seen this yet? Steve Jobs announced 3 days ago that Apple
will
> be shifting vendors from IBM to Intel for all of their cpu's by 2007.
Maybe
> its just me, but this is BIG news. We are sure to see some major changes
in
> the business and home computer markets in the very near future, and with
> those changes there is bound to be confusion with all companies involved
> (i.e. Microsoft et.al). What a great time this could be for everything
> Linux. Click on the link below for a good article from Computerworld.
>
>
http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/macos/story/0,10801,102293,00
> .html?from=story_package
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eric
>
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