Darwin

Media publications

• Open Software in a Commercial Operating System - A paper written by Wilfredo Sánchez, the then Open Source Engineering Lead at Apple, about the use of open source in commercial software such as Mac OS X Server. (Published 1999.06.10)
• The Challenges of Integrating the Unix and Mac OS Environments - A paper on the design issues Apple faced when they ported the Mac OS to a semantically different Unix base (Darwin). (Published 2000.06.19)

	Fink URL: http://fink.sourceforge.net/ ODP description: A package manager for Darwin based on the Debian apt-get set of tools. 2900+ ports listed. Page title: Fink - Home Page description: The Fink Team wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. We modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X and make it available for download as a coherent distribution
	Getting Started With Darwin/x86 URL: http://darwin.monkeyvoodoo.net/ ODP description: A helpful guide to getting and installing Darwin on an x86 system. Page title: Monkeyvoodoo - Home
	The GNU-Darwin Distribution URL: http://www.gnu-darwin.org/ ODP description: A Unix distribution which focuses on the porting of free software to Darwin and Mac OS X. Page description: A collection of Darwin X11 BSD software: Geek Technology
	XDarwin: X Windows on Darwin and Mac OS X URL: http://www.xdarwin.org/ ODP description: A general overview of the project to bring XFree86 (X11 server) to Darwin and Mac OS X as well as pointers to download and mirror sites. Page title: XDarwin: X11 and xorg for MacOS X
	Hexley the Platypus URL: http://www.hexley.com/ ODP description: The mascot of the Darwin OS. Page title: Homepage of Hexley the DarwinOS mascot
	Darwin Developer Documentation URL: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Darwin.html ODP description: Programming in the Darwin kernel and information on the differences between Darwin and other BSDs.
	Apple Developer Connection: Darwin Releases URL: http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/ ODP description: Official page with downloads of the various Darwin releases and developer tools. Page title: Apple - Darwin - Releases