Software before trying it

If the Mac uses BSD would that not mean that any one can use
Mac software on a PC-BSD...

My mind is telling me that this is not possible so it be
intresting to know the reason behind it... to learn

Thanks 

Toby

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In response to toby.whaymandntlworld.com:

> If the Mac uses BSD would that not mean that any one
can use Mac
> software on a PC-BSD...
> 
> My mind is telling me that this is not possible so it
be intresting to
>know the reason behind it... to learn

Please wrap lines around 72 chars.

The primary reason is that the Mac uses a completely
different GUI than
any BSD does.  A secondary reason is that the Mac does not
use FreeBSD
exactly, it uses bits and pieces, so it's not a 1:1 copy.

However, there are lots of programs that were written for
Linux/BSD that
have easily been ported to the Mac, because the systems are
so similar.
It's a lot easier than porting software to Windows.

-- 
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.
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toby.whaymandntlworld.com wrote:
> If the Mac uses BSD would that not mean that any one
can use Mac software on a PC-BSD...
>
> My mind is telling me that this is not possible so it
be intresting to know the reason behind it... to learn
>
> Thanks 
>
> Toby
>   
Short answer: not possible. This is due in part to a
proprietary setup 
with Apple's libraries and stuff, and also due to the fact
that many 
items have been modified in Darwin and differ from a
traditional BSD setup.
-Garrett
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