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Because Darwin has roots in the FreeBSD operating system, it was decided that its logo would be based on the [[BSD Daemon]]. | Because Darwin has roots in the FreeBSD operating system, it was decided that its logo would be based on the [[BSD Daemon]]. | ||
Darwin's mascot is named Hexley. (the spelling of this name was an accident; it was originally to be named after [[Thomas Huxley]], who is known colloquially as [[Charles Darwin]]'s bulldog)<ref name="Hexley history">{{cite web | |||
Darwin's mascot is named Hexley. (the spelling of this name was an accident; it was originally to be named after [[Thomas Huxley]], who is known colloquially as [[Charles Darwin]]'s bulldog)<ref name=" | |||
| url=http://www.hexley.com/history.html | | url=http://www.hexley.com/history.html | ||
| title="Hexley Darwin Mascot History" | | title="Hexley Darwin Mascot History" | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 11 April 2007
The Darwin operating system is the open source Unix-like base of the Mac OS X operating system.
Darwin can be run on its own as a fully functional operating system, controlled via the command line (albeit with no Graphical user interface), much the same as FreeBSD or Linux.
The "look" commonly associated with Mac OS X is provided by the Aqua user interface, which is proprietary, closed source software owned and developed independently by Apple.
Many of the features of the architecture of Darwin are based on FreeBSD.
Darwin's Mascot
Image Because Darwin has roots in the FreeBSD operating system, it was decided that its logo would be based on the BSD Daemon.
Darwin's mascot is named Hexley. (the spelling of this name was an accident; it was originally to be named after Thomas Huxley, who is known colloquially as Charles Darwin's bulldog)[1]
Related Topics
References
- ↑ "Hexley Darwin Mascot History" (Retreived 11-April-2007).