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Mac OS X for Unix Geeks
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Mac OS X for Unix Geeks

by Ernest E. Rothman, Brian Jepson
September 2002
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
216 pages
7h 43m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Where to Go for More Information

Although this book will get you started with the Unix underpinnings of Mac OS X, there are many online resources that can help you get a better understanding of Unix for Mac OS X:

Apple’s Open Source Mailing Lists

http://developer.apple.com/darwin/mail.html

This site leads to all the Apple-hosted Darwin mailing lists, and includes links to list archives.

The Darwin Project

http://developer.apple.com/darwin/

Darwin is a complete Unix operating system for x86 and PowerPC processors. Mac OS X is based on the Darwin project. Spend some time at this site to peek as deep under Mac OS X’s hood as is possible.

Open Darwin

http://www.opendarwin.org/

The Open Darwin project was founded in 2002 by Apple Computer and the Internet Software Consortium, Inc. (ISC). It is an independent project with a CVS repository that is separate from Apple’s Darwin project, but it aims for full binary compatibility with Mac OS X.

Fink

http://fink.sourceforge.net/

Fink is a collection of open source Unix software that has been ported to Mac OS X. It is based on the Debian package management system, and includes utilities to easily mix precompiled binaries and software built from source. Fink also includes a complete GNOME desktop distribution.

GNU-Darwin

http://gnu-darwin.sourceforge.net/

Like Fink, GNU-Darwin brings many free Unix applications to Darwin and Mac OS X. GNU-Darwin uses the FreeBSD ports system, which automates source code and patch distribution, as well as compilation, ...

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