MOL future plans

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On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 07:44:17PM -0500, Romeyn Prescott wrote:
> >
> >I'm curious about the OSX/Darwin motivation. MOL is useful because, 
> >for example, it can bridge a productivity gap, either 'real' because 
> >some good app is only available in MacOS, or 'imagined' simply 
> >because a user feels more comfortable in MacOS. But I tend to see 
> >running OSX on MOL on LinuxPPC a bit like running a Windows emulator 
> >inside of Redhat-x86 inside of VPC - interesting to do, but what 
> >real purpose does it serve? What am I missing here?
> 
> I have to say I question this as well.  Given that Mac OS X is an *ix 
> as well, someone wanting the functionality of both Mac OS X and X 
> apps is better off using Mac OS X as their OS and XDarwin to run 
> their X apps.
...  
> In short, I question the wisdom of having MOL - OS X compatibility 
> anywhere near the top of your development list. If they need X Apps 
> AND OS X apps, people should be doing it the other way around.
> 

Actually, I more or less agree :-). Making it possible to boot
OS X within MOL is not a priority. When I eventually get around to 
do it, the main reason will be the fun of it.

/Samuel