Comments on: Torvalds switches to Apple

Linux figure says his main desktop is no longer an x86 machine. He wanted to "check out the other side."

[Llib Setag]

Linus:Darwin...Darwin:Linus (MACS ARE UNIX)

You can run UNIX & LINUX & MAC OSX Darwin Unix on Macs
TODAY.
All Macintosh computers come with Mac OSX Unix OS PLUS
Apple Developer disc (including X11).

Pop the hood , i.e. "Terminal Window" on OSX & write your
custom UNIX or Linux Code OR use X11 & convert your existing
UNIX / LINUX software to "Darwin" flavor of UNIX for Mac Unix
OSX.

follow the link to find out more about reconfig Linux apps to
Mac OSX Unix apps at

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/

P.S.: Steve Jobs & Wozniak worked for Atari & HP, plus Steve Jobs
SECOND computer company NeXT, was UNIX based. NeXT OS +
Mac OS + FreeBSD + Cocoa + Apache + Open Source Code +
Aqua GUI = Mac OSX UNIX today...

[Llib Setag]

Linus:Darwin...Darwin:Linus (MACS ARE UNIX)

You can run UNIX & LINUX & MAC OSX Darwin Unix on Macs
TODAY.
All Macintosh computers come with Mac OSX Unix OS PLUS
Apple Developer disc (including X11).

Pop the hood , i.e. "Terminal Window" on OSX & write your
custom UNIX or Linux Code OR use X11 & convert your existing
UNIX / LINUX software to "Darwin" flavor of UNIX for Mac Unix
OSX.

follow the link to find out more about reconfig Linux apps to
Mac OSX Unix apps at

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/

P.S.: Steve Jobs & Wozniak worked for Atari & HP, plus Steve Jobs
SECOND computer company NeXT, was UNIX based. NeXT OS +
Mac OS + FreeBSD + Cocoa + Apache + Open Source Code +
Aqua GUI = Mac OSX UNIX today...

Story should say switched to PowerPC

It would be more accurate to say he switch to the PowerPC architecture. Clearly he was curious about the capabilities of PowerPC and Apple is the only vendor of desktop PowerPC machines.

Story should say switched to PowerPC

It would be more accurate to say he switch to the PowerPC architecture. Clearly he was curious about the capabilities of PowerPC and Apple is the only vendor of desktop PowerPC machines.