> The first thing I think is "Why FreeBSD and not Linux?" Because the GPL requires apple to release all of it's source code for any changes it makes in the kernel. > Regardless, the idea of a UNIX underbelly with a slick Mac > GUI system is like a dream come true. The question is, can I > still get down and dirty into the UNIX side, does it still > feel like UNIX under the hood? > > Anyone here tried out OS X yet? You need to take a trip to the apple store at the mall of america. OSX is nice. I really really want a G4 box so I can run it, but alas, I have other things to spend my money on right now. You can open a shell (tcsh I think) and play around. It's under the Utilities folder I think. Jay