Subj : Re: Synchronet can maybe.
To   : Darkytoo
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Aug 01 2005 11:53 pm

  Re: Re: Synchronet can maybe.
  By: Darkytoo to Digital Man on Mon Aug 01 2005 09:19 pm

 >  >  >  > > I don't understand why Synchronet will not run on OSX. OSX is Lin
 >  >  >  > > **KNOW** Synchronet will run on LInux!
 >  >  >
 >  >  >  > OSX is *NOT* Linux.. it's based on Darwin (BSD derivative with a mi
 >  >  >  > core) ... Also, the biggest issue is that the mac processors (outsi
 >  >  >  > new intel/x86 version of OSX for developers) use a big-endian byte 
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >  > AFAIK, Linux, BSD, etc... are all originally based on Unix :-)
 >  >  >
 >  >  > So was DOS for that mater. I think DOS was basically like "Unix for Du
 >  >  > lol :-)
 >  >
 >  > No, DOS v1.0 was basically a clone of CP/M. DOS 2.0 introduced hierarchic
 >  > directory structures (ala Unix), but it was still more CP/M than Unix.
 >  >
 >  >  > DOS is the only command prompt OS (that I know of) besides Linux, Unix
 >  >  > BSD, etc... type OS's.
 >  >
 >  > Most OSes have a "command prompt" of some type.

 > Apparently MacOS technically didn't.  That's one of the things that makes it
 > the most secure web server platform because you can't gain root access
 > remotely.

I did say "most" (not "all"), and technicall MacOS *does* have a ROM-level
command prompt used for driver development/debugging. I used to work for a
company that sold their product (a PCI video conferencing adapter) for both PCs
and Macs and watched in wonder at the Mac developer typing away at a black on
white Mac debugger (full-)screen. Yes, it exists. In Mac OS X, there's even a
user-level command shell available (e.g. bash).

What that has to do with "remote root access" I have no idea.

                                                  digital man

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