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The '''Darwin''' [[operating system]] is the [[open source]] Unix-like base of the [[Mac OS X]] operating system.
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Darwin can be run on its own as a fully functional operating system, controlled via the [[command line]] (albeit with no [[Graphical user interface]]), much the same as FreeBSD or [[Linux]].
 
The "look" commonly associated with Mac OS X is provided by the [[Aqua (user interface)|Aqua user interface]], which is proprietary, [[closed source]] software owned and developed independently by Apple.
 
Many of the features of the architecture of Darwin are based on [[FreeBSD]].
 
==Darwin's Mascot==
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Because Darwin has roots in the FreeBSD operating system, it was decided that its logo would be based on the [[BSD Daemon]].
 
===Darwin's Bulldog===
Darwin's mascot is named Hexley. (the spelling of this name was an accident; it was originally to be named after [[Thomas Huxley]], who is known colloquially as [[Charles Darwin]]'s bulldog)<ref name="MOS Tech 6502 microprocessor">{{cite web
| url=http://www.hexley.com/history.html
| title="Hexley Darwin Mascot History"
| date=Retreived 11-April-2007
}}</ref>
 
==Related Topics==
* [[Mac OS X]]
* [[Aqua (user interface)]]
 
==References==
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