PureDarwin Returns!!! (www.puredarwin.org)

submitted 1 month ago by hellfire103@lemmy.ca to c/foss@beehaw.org

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[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't understand this item listed under Long-Term Goals:

Build PureDarwin on BSD/linux.

Does this mean porting their not-yet-created desktop environment to a BSD variant and Linux? Are they planning to abandon the Darwin kernel, or do they intend to maintain their DE on three different kernel/library stacks?

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Not sure. Maybe they're going to replace the nasty proprietary bits with tools and libraries from Linux and BSD?

[-] brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

That's sort of how I'm understanding it, they're talking about the build process specifically and want to re-base their toolset to BSD/Linux. Not sure what their current build process entails but like you said it could be they're currently stuck with some sort of proprietary / Apple specific software.

this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2024

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