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Open Source from Apple

[From Apple Computer] With its open-source core based on FreeBSD 5.0 and the Mach 3.0 microkernel, Mac OS X is the best Macintosh operating system ever for UNIX users. With built-in support for the X Window System, IPv6, Kerberos integration, and added POSIX, Linux, and System V API support, Mac OS X easily runs your favorite UNIX software. With a CUPS-based print and fax engine, plus a suite of command-line and Python interfaces to Apple's Quartz graphics, it is easy to develop full-featured PDF workflows. Mac OS X even automounts Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX file servers directly in the Finder. More on Apple Open Source here.

Ubuntu on Macbooks

Full Circle Magazine takes a look at Ubuntu on the new Intel-based Macintosh notebooks. More on the story from Full Circle Magazine, an independent Ubuntu publication in PDF format, here.

MySQL on Mac:
An ideal combination

MySQL is a widely-used database with a great reputation for speed and reliability, and Mac OS X has proven to be an ideal platform for developing MySQL-based solutions. More on the story from the Apple Developer Connection here.

Know about Apple? Write about Apple?

Do you write about Apple's open source projects, or blog about them? If so, we'd like to know if you'd be interested in doing the same for us. Contact us here.