[Ham-Mac] Linux and OS X

[Steve Muncy]

Programs written to run under Linux will not run on the Mac without 
being ported. Programs written for Linux may or may not be able to be 
ported to the Mac. In most cases, Linux programs rely on X Windows - 
and X Windows would require that you run something like XR11 giving you 
a different look and feel to the software. It would not be the same as 
the Aqua interface you are used to.

In some cases, I understand that some libraries are available in the 
Linux world that aren't available on the Mac/Unix side -- so these 
programs could not be compiled  to run on the Mac. (I don't know much 
about Linux and porting, so others probably have better info.)

Having said that.....I think it is important that we view Linux -> Mac 
ports of amateur radio programs as a PLUS, not a MINUS. It may not have 
  the look and feel of the Mac, and it may be only half a loaf - but at 
least it is SOMETHING!

On Sunday, May 18, 2003, at 09:48 US/Central, K6VKV@aol.com wrote:

> Can programs written for Linux be used under OS X's Unix monitor?  If 
> so, is
> it a hassle to do so?
>
> John Mason
> K6VKV
> Morro Bay California USA
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