It's FreeBSD, or Berkeley UNIX, noted for its stability. -pfc J R FOX wrote: > --- On Mon, 8/3/09, Patricia M. Godfrey <priscamg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> But if, as I think I've heard, Linux works the same way, >> why not go there? And avoid corporate big Brothers who >> insist they know what you want to do better than you do. >> >> -- Patricia M. Godfrey >> priscamg@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> > > Hi Patricia, > > I'm pretty sure that the Mac OS is actually some form Linux, under > the hood. But, there is a rather elaborate GUI, as the face it > shows to the world. The genius of it (is said to be) how it works > for the non-techie user, the user-handholding and hiding away of all > the gory details of running a very capable personal computer system. > Much more so than what Redmond has achieved -- apparently -- if you > consider the propensity for things to go wrong. Where else are you > going to go, to get that level of ease for the relatively clueless ? > Certainly not with mainstream Linux. > > > Jordan > > >