Here is a 2nd release concerning Darwin. OrionX, I think it was reported before that OS X and OS X Server would only be for G3
Apple Becomes First Mainstream OS Company to Make its System Software
Available to Open Source Community
CUPERTINO, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AAPL) today announced the launch of Darwin -- the Open
Source(TM) release of the Mac(R) OS X Server operating system
foundation. Mac OS X Server is the Company's new server operating
system which combines the proven strength of UNIX with the simplicity
of Macintosh. Darwin will be available free to developers in the next
few weeks at (www.apple.com/darwin). With this announcement, Apple
becomes the first mainstream operating system provider to release its
source code to the public and base its system software strategy on Open
Source technologies.
"The Open Source movement is revolutionizing the way operating systems
evolve and Apple is leading the industry by becoming the first major OS
provider to make it's core operating system available to Open Source
developers," said Avie Tevanian, Apple's senior vice president of
Software Engineering. "We look forward to working with the Open Source
community to enhance the feature set, performance and quality of our
Mac OS X products."
The first release of Darwin consists of the foundation layer of Mac OS
X Server, including enhancements to the Mach 2.5 microkernel and BSD
4.4 operating system, as well as core Apple technologies like
AppleTalk(R), HFS+ file system and the NetInfo distributed database.
At www.apple.com/darwin, developers will be able to download the latest
Darwin updates from Apple on a regular basis. Apple will also promote
the web site as a forum for guiding and encouraging Darwin development
efforts from the Open Source community.
"Apple has a proud tradition of innovating in ways that shake up the
computer industry. They've done it again with this announcement," said
Eric Raymond, president, The Open Source Initiative. "The Open Source
Initiative hopes that Apple's decision to 'open source' its core OS
code will point the way for other computer and systems manufacturers to
'open source' their operating systems."
"This source code license allows Apple and their customers to benefit
from the inventive energy and enthusiasm of a huge community of
programmers, many of whom are found in universities," said Jose-Marie
Griffiths, University of Michigan's chief information officer. "Apple's
intention to make sure any improvements are legitimized and
redistributed has the potential to change the way the whole industry
views support for Open Source."
Today, Apple also announced the availability and new low pricing for
the customer version of Mac OS X Server. Customers can order Mac OS X
Server from Apple Authorized Resellers and The Apple Store
(www.apple.com) for U.S. $499 -- with an unlimited client license. Mac
OS X Server is also available pre-configured on a Macintosh Server G3
for U.S. $4,999. The new Macintosh Server G3 with Mac OS X Server
software is the fastest platform for running Apache for under $5000 --
outperforming Linux, Solaris and Windows NT Server.*
Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the
1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the
1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original
mission to bring the best personal computing products and support to
students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons
and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.
* Based on WebBench benchmark testing performed by ZD Labs on a Dell
PowerEdge 2300 Pentium II 450 MHz running Red Hat Linux, and a Sun
Microsystems Enterprise Ultra 10S Server 333 MHz running Solaris; and
NetBench benchmark testing performed by Apple on a Dell PowerEdge 2300
Pentium II 450 MHz running Windows NT Server, and a 400 MHz Macintosh
Server G3 running Mac OS X Server.
NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, AppleTalk, Macintosh, and Mac OS are
registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Open Source is a
trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. BSD 4.4 includes software developed
by the University of California, Berkeley and its contributors.
Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully
acknowledged.
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