The nature of kernel of the FreeBSD

[Erik Trulsson]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 07:20:39PM -0300, Eder wrote:
> A doubt,
> 
> Kernel of the FreeBSD is monolithic, correct !!!

Correct.

> 
> The MacOS is derived from kernel of the FreeBSD, correct !!!

Incorrect.  The kernel of MacOS X is mainly derived from the Mach
kernel, not from FreeBSD.  I believe it also contains much code
from various BSD-derivatives (including FreeBSD) but the basic design
is that of Mach rather than that of BSD.



> 
> It would like to understand because the performance of a MacOS as serving
> it is very inferior of what a FreeBSD server, being that the MacOS is
> derived
> from kernel of the FreeBSD.
> 
> It will be that somebody could explain this better to me.
> 

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