| ▲ | throw0101a an hour ago | |
> macOS was based off NextBSD, not FreeBSD. "NextBSD" was first released in 2015: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NextBSD Over a decade after macOS/Mac OS X was initially released: > macOS (previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a proprietary Unix[7][8] operating system, derived from OPENSTEP for Mach and FreeBSD, which has been marketed and developed by Apple since 2001. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS > Darwin is the core Unix-like operating system of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, audioOS, visionOS, and bridgeOS. It previously existed as an independent open-source operating system, first released by Apple in 2000. It is composed of code derived from NeXTSTEP, FreeBSD[3] and other BSD operating systems,[7] Mach, and […] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system) I remember reading release notes for FreeBSD in the '00s and seeing the exact same lines in the release notes for earlier versions of OS X. | ||
| ▲ | alwillis 16 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Darwin is the core Unix-like operating system of macOS macOS isn't "Unix-like"; it's an Open Group certified UNIX™ [1]. [1]: https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3725.htm | ||
| ▲ | JdeBP an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Bah! Thought NeXTSTEP. Typed NextBSD. Fixed. I've been typing lots of names ending in 'BSD' today. (-: | ||