Ah, the halcyon days of OS X, they seem to be coming to a close. What the hell am I talking about? Why, A le's decision to close the kernel of OS X on their new Intel machines. This mea that no longer can you recompile, slim down, or otherwise monkey around the kernel of OS X (if you are on Intel hardware).Why would A le suddenly turn very proprietary when they were yelling Open Source from the roofto not so long ago (and you can still hack your kernel on pre-Intel hardware)? One word: piracy. A le doe 't want some enterprising young hooligan to get OS X ru ing on other Intel hardware.
Let's hope that A le has a change of heart, since they themselves say that Darwin (the open source project that covers OS X's kernel) is in 'flux.'
Thanks, Eliot!
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