what if OS X ran on top of the Linux kernel
June 21st, 2006I was reading John Siracusa’s comments on the recent speculations about a possible kernel change in Apple OS X’s next upgrade release, codenamed Leopard.
John specifically rules out the possibility of adopting Linux as a kernel, primarily for license reasons. I am very aware of these objections, as I was before these rumours: after all, that’s why BSD was chosen in the first place. Moreover, even if it was possible, I’m not that convinced that it would be a good move for Apple.
Anyway, I can’t help asking myself what if.
What would it take technically to wrap around the GPL (without breaking its terms, that’s understood), how could it possibly work? Would it be good for users, for Apple in the long run? And ultimately, would it be good for me?
I’m afraid I don’t have an answer to these questions, except to the last one.
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