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Mac undergoes radical upgrade with release of long-delayed OS X, Sep 14, 2000
OS X has been profoundly affected by the free software movement. The
most basic part of the operating system, its ''kernel,'' is available at no charge to anybody
who wants to tinker with it. The kernel, named Darwin, is itself based on free software
products similar to Linux. Software developers around the world are being welcomed to
study Darwin, and even produce modifications, that Apple may incorporate into future
versions.
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