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ml runs linux binaries on osx

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ml runs linux binaries on osx

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week2 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2016-08-27 06:23:52 UTC to 2017-02-12 15:37:54 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsAug 222016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-10-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-10-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsNov 142016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-12-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-12-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsFeb 6

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Aug 222016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC2016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC110
Aug 292016-08-29 00:00:00 UTC2016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 52016-09-05 00:00:00 UTC2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 122016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC2016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 192016-09-19 00:00:00 UTC2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Sep 262016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 32016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC2016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 102016-10-10 00:00:00 UTC2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 172016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 242016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC2016-10-31 00:00:00 UTC000
Oct 312016-10-31 00:00:00 UTC2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 72016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 142016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 212016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC000
Nov 282016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 52016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 122016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC2016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 192016-12-19 00:00:00 UTC2016-12-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Dec 262016-12-26 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 22017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 92017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 162017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 232017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 302017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 62017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC101

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geocar·Feb 12, 2017
I don't think anyone seriously expects OSX to be as performant as Linux, since it doesn't feel faster, and a lot of the problems are obviously[1] the results of the microkernel side. That being said, a little googling shows a direct head-to-head[2] comparison. [1]: http://sekhon.berkeley.edu/macosx/ [2]: http://www.academia.edu/2685902/An_Analysis_of_Mac_OS_X_Leop... I have spent a great deal of time studying the code path taken on system calls in xnu/osfmk[3] versus Linux[4] in building my Linux emulator for OSX[5]. [3]: https://opensource.apple.com/source/xnu/xnu-1504.3.12/osfmk/... [4]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/x86/entry... [5]: https://github.com/geocar/ml/ I think many OSX supporters do the platform a disservice by defending it without spending any time studying it or the competition. OSX has some serious pe
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rformance-based weaknesses, that are perhaps a real worthwhile trade for a lot of things "just working" -- especially when compared to Windows or Linux -- but are still a weakness.
In Mkfile(8) is severely syscall limited on OS X

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