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Darwin is the Open Source operating system from Apple that forms the basis for macOS, and PureDarwin is a community project to make Darwin more usable (some people think of it as the informal successor to OpenDarwin).

One current goal of this project is to provide a useful bootable IMG and Virtual of Darwin 10.xAnother goal of this project is to provide additional documentation. More…

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Here’s our Beta Build!

Here’s a ScreenShot and a Video of Our Latest Build!

It’s all most there guys!!! Work in progress but it’s going along and yes all built from OpenSource based on 10.13.3 Released Code.

Documentation and quick hints

Please see our PureDarwin Wiki It would be very kind if you could fix the wiki as we have links that are broken as we p

See the Changelog for recent updates of this Wiki.

NEW! Getting the code

We have GitHub, and encourage visitors to use the GitHub repository for both contribution, and checking out the latest build source.

Additionally, as an interim measure, a version of PureDarwin Xmas with a fixed boot sector, which is compatible with QEMU is also available.

Something to the Open Source Community!

Here’s a Guide on Building XNU of the 16.7(10.12.6) Kernel!

Status

PureDarwin is currently working on AHCI/NMVe and eMMC family/drivers for Darwin only they will not support/work on Apple’s macOS. We have a PoC(Proof of Concept) of PureDarwin 17.6 qemu image that’s based on Apple’s open source code of macOS 10.13.3 that is only currently available to those Dev’s who join our IRC channel #puredarwin on freenode.

Update: Hey, guys, we’re still moving along we will be providing an SDK that is native of an Apple release on opensource.apple.com and a modified version that is PureDarwin targeted as we are working on XNU modified Kernel with some other BSD/POSIX features that don’t require us to rely on Apple’s Closed sources that they’ll never release.

We are looking for supporters/coders that can help bring about faster Development of PureDarwin while showing Apple that there is still a community of Open Source Darwin Supporters that would like to see more openness from them whether it be from them releasing Binary Drivers for our use as they once did or open source projects like libxpc/launchd again.

PureDarwin IRC Channel!

Please join us on freenode.net #puredarwin for our info we have USA/UK/Europe Devs who which can receive hardware.Also Due to Spamming on IRC please contact bart- or InSaneDarwin on IRC for Invite to the channel

FAQ

What is Darwin?

Darwin is the Open Source operatingsystem from Apple that forms thebasis for Mac OS X, and PureDarwin isa community project to make Darwinmore usable (some people think of itas the informal successor to OpenDarwin).

What is PureDarwin?

The goal of this project is to makeDarwin more usable by providing aninstallation ISO, documentation, andadd-on software. You are welcome tojoin #puredarwin on irc.freenode.netif you would like to join PureDarwindevelopment and to add towww.puredarwin.org

How usable is PureDarwin?

PureDarwin can run on VMware as wellas real Intel-based hardware. We aresuccessfully running a web server, havebuilt hundreds of software packageswith MacPorts running on PureDarwin,including ssh, apache2, tightvnc, Xfce,and others.

Why spend time on Darwin?

For learning and fun.

How does PureDarwin relate to theformer OpenDarwin project?

Although some people have beenseeing PureDarwin as the informalsuccessor to OpenDarwin, there is noofficial relationship other than the factthat OpenDarwin and PureDarwin areboth downstream Darwin projects.Also, it is no secret that PureDarwinwould not exist if OpenDarwin had notclosed down. Coming later in time,PureDarwin is in the fortunate positionto be able to benefit from the valuablecontributions that were rooted in theOpenDarwin project.

How does PureDarwin relate to theDarwinBuild project?

DarwinBuild is one of PureDarwin‘smain upstream projects.

What does the „Pure“ in PureDarwinstand for?

Pure as in beer! It means that we just use components specifically releasedby Apple for use with Darwin, as well as other Open Source components (collectively called „upstream code“). Specifically, it means that we do notuse any components from macOS. It also means that we try to stay as closeas possible to the „outside world“ as in macOS (e.g., regarding the choiceof compilers, options, etc.). It does notmean, however, that we do not modifyand add to the upstream code, tothe extent that the respective licensesallow.

How can I help PureDarwin?

Pretty much on all fronts. Especially ifyou are skilled in C, C++, ObjC, Mac OSX, BSD, etc. you should consider joining#puredarwin on irc.freenode.net

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Sponsors

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Credits

We would like to thank

  • Apple, Inc. for releasing Darwin as Open Source
  • kvv and _wms for their continuing help
  • David Elliott for his work on boot-132
  • The Chameleon team for their work on boot-132
  • The xnu-dev team for their work on the XNU kernel
  • Stuart Crook for his work on PureFoundation
  • Guillaume Verdeau for his work on X.Org
  • Rafirafi for his work on Generic Platform and PDCrypto kexts
  • InSaneDarwin for his work on AHCI and eMMC Family/Drivers(still in active private development)
  • Mac OS Forge
  • The DarwinBuild project
  • The MacPorts project
  • The folks at #macosforge, #macports, #macdev, #opendarwin, #puredarwin,
  • Everyone else contributing to Darwin

Contact Us!

Admins

  • Ferdinand Klinzer - bart@pd-devs.org
  • Clifford Sekel - insanedarwin@pd-devs.org

Opendarwin

Core Dev’s

  • Avi Saven - avisaven@pd-devs.org
  • Ethan Sherriff - libsystem_ethan@pd-devs.org
  • Stuart Cook - sjc@pd-devs.org
  • William Kent - wjk@pd-devs.org