Linux is more universal, and it will remain so, even after Apple decides that desktops are not profitable and switches to music players. So yes, MacOSX is nice, but it will not run on that old PC you have in the basement whan you want to install edubuntu to learn some networking. BSD allows Apple to integrate software and hardware better than Linux can: Linux is supposed to run on any random PC box with random graphic, sound etc card. Apple prefers BSD, because Apple is also hardware manufacturer. So Linux development is faster and more versatile, Linux runs on anything from series z IBM mainframes to supercomputers to desktops to handhelds and mobile phones.

GPLed packages, like GNU tools, can run there too (same Unix POSIX interface), or can be modified (they came with sources).Īs a result, many developers who want nice unix-like system with GNU tools use OSX, but people who want to hack on GNU/Linux, need Linux, not BSD.īecause of GPL, Linux-based software vendors have to be 'honest' and cannot keep changes private (as BSD allows), so for them it makes more sense to invest to Linux than to BSD. BSD has different license, different kind of 'free' than GPLed Linux, which allows to distribute changed binaries without sources. It's kernel is not Linux, but BSD - different Unix clone. The main website for ImageMagick can be found at. I do not want to start MacOSX vs Linux flamewars, but technically speaking, MacOSX is **not** Linux. It is written in C and can be used on a variety of operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and macOS.

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