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In the last week, some blogs and online-technical-newspaper speaks about the Apple’s intention to close the Darwin’s Kernel Source Code for Intel. Last Friday, Ernest Prabhakar, Product Manager and Open Source & Open Standards Mac OS X Product Marketing at Apple Computer, says: Hi all, Just to be clear, Tom Yager was speculating about why we have – so far – not released the source code of the kernel for Intel-based Macintoshes. We continue to release all the Darwin sources for our PowerPC systems, and so far has released all the non-kernel Darwin sources for Intel. Nothing has been announced, so he (and everyone else) certainly has the right to speculate. But please don’t confuse “speculation” with “fact.” Thanks, – Ernie P. Ernest N. Prabhakar, Ph.D. (408) 974-3075 Product Manager, Open Source & Open Standards; Mac OS X Product Marketing Apple Computer; 303-4SW 3 Infinite Loop; Cupertino, CA 95014 ...

From Think Secret: May 5, 2006 - Following up on our report earlier this week concerning the MacBook’s May availability, sources have nailed down next Tuesday, May 9, as the introduction day for the Intel-based laptop. … Update - May 6, 2006 Additional sources have confirmed the MacBook’s announcement this Tuesday. Further, sources report that the MacBook will be thinner than current iBooks, will be available in both black and white configurations, and will likely cost slightly more than previous iBook models—not unlike the price increase Apple’s Mac mini saw with its transition to Intel processors. ...

More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today. I think its a great idea: supporting directly Windows on Apple Intel computers aims Users to become MacOSX users easly. First buy a MacIntel, then install the 2 systems and “try both 2 worlds”… what’s the result? New MacOSX-lovers. I’m sure ;) . ...

Un bellissimo articolo (si legge la qualità dello scrittore) di Vittorio Zucconi, che scopro essere vecchissimo amante delle Mele. … “Mi perdoni se m’intrometto e mi presento, sono un professore della Stanford University in California, sono a Parigi in vacanza con mia moglie”. E allora? “Le voglio raccontare una piccola storia. Lavoro nel dipartimento di fisica e di computer non so niente. Un paio di mesi or sono una azienda vicina al nostro campus, chiamata Apple Computers, ci ha recapitato una macchinetta che nessuno aveva mai visto prima, gratis, per provarla. I miei colleghi e io le abbiamo dato un’occhiata per divertimento e da allora tutti fanno la fila per adoperarla e ignorano le altre. La prego di credermi, non ho nessun interesse personale né commerciale, non lavoro per la Apple, ma mi permetta di darle un consiglio: si porti a casa questo qui e le giuro su mia moglie - la signora alle sue spalle lo guardò male - che questa sera lei lo userà come se lo avesse sempre avuto”. ...

Everyone dreams it (ME! ;-( ). Someone loves it (… ME! ;) ). Anyone colors it (very very nice in black). Only ONE undresses it!!! p.s. What courage?! 8O

I was one of the first Gentoo-on-iBook-7450 installer: I have an idea of the obstacles that Apple make (voluntarily?) to stop the “waste” of our hardware. The installation of Gentoo on Mactel is only a “time issue”: EFI was, for me, the biggest problem (elilo rulez!). But I don’t know the internal hardware of that new machine. Anyway, Good Work guys. Source, Melablog.

Singular but nice move from Apple: every booked (and now in distribution) MacBook Pro will be delivered with a SpeedBump Gift! Core Duo 1,83GHz will be delivered with a Core Duo 2Ghz, the 1,67GHz with a 1,83GHz. And, as it’s not enough, a new Core Duo 2,16GHz is be avalaible as an order-option!!! Source, Melablog.