I overheard somebody say that Leopard is really just a different Linux version? I thought it was its own OS? Maybe the person said there is a Linux version that is like Leopard? does anybody know?
2007-12-06 09:30:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
What you heard was that Linux version is similar to Mac OSX
Apple uses a completly different language
2007-12-06 09:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Mac OS X from version 10.0 to 10.5 r all Unix operating systems. They use the Darwin kernel which is based on freeBSD. So OS X is actually freeBSD with the Aqua interface and some modifications made by Apple. FreeBSD is a branch of Unix and Linux is another branch of Unix so that is why there is a resemblance. In OS X though many of Unix original features and styles of operating have been removed so that it becomes easier to use. I hope I helped.
Good Luck!
2007-12-06 17:52:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋