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Technology@beehaw.org · 4 months ago

Is the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?

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Is the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?

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Technology@beehaw.org · 4 months ago

I heard that it has proprietary components like the init system (launchd).

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I think your vague wording is implying that the non-standard Linux kernel is not FOSS. But, you’ve been maximally non-specific.

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