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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: Racist Apple is targeting blacks only and abusing white women to
 do it.
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:07:00 -0800
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On 2024-12-10 15:03, Joel wrote:
> Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
> 
>>>> Apple uses a kernel called XNU that they developed from Mach and
>>>> other sources with huge amounts of their own work as well.
>>>>
>>>> Now, here's a question for you:
>>>>
>>>> Why is it even important which kernel Apple uses?
>>>
>>> They didn't build it from scratch, like Winblows NT did.  Why did
>>> Gates hire Cutler?  Why did Apple wish they could've?
>>
>> Why SHOULD they build it from scratch.
> 
> 
> *That* is the question, believe it or not.

One you're not answering...

> 
> 
>> And Microsoft hired Cutler, because THEY didn't want to start from
>> scratch...
>>
>> ...because Cutler had been one of the technical product leads on VMS...
>>
>> ...which Windows NT internally very much resembles.
>>
>> <https://everything2.com/title/The+similarities+between+VMS+and+Windows+NT>
> 
> 
> Uh huh.  But Cutler did start from scratch, emulating what he did
> before, emulating what anyone would do, it's like the discovery of
> ketamine, they didn't really invent or design it, they *found* it.
"emulating what he did before" is NOT starting from scratch.