In an era of social networking, that influence can snowball out of control. If Apple ever got to the point where UNIX professionals, serious influencers, were to publicly give up on OS X, then all of AppleвЂ™s prior work to establish the prestige of OS X would go down the drain. ItвЂ™s the little things that get blown out of proportion and make users fret, but itвЂ™s also the little things that constantly percolate in the technical community. Instead, I suggest the questions are far more nuanced. Indeed, Darwin will continue to evolve and improve. ItвЂ™s been tuned, security tweaked, and refined for a decade now, so it would be foolish to suggest that Apple is, somehow, giving up on the foundation of OS X. LetвЂ™s also get past the idea that Apple is going to fundamentally mangle or meddle with the stellar FreeBSD foundations of OS X, called Darwin.

ThereвЂ™s no denying, however, that Lion sets the stage for the future evolution of a modern OS. Some will happily leap forward, some will look Lion in the mouth and pull back to old ways, and some will never know anything else as they grow up. We all have gripes and new features to become accustomed to. Where Apple goes from here, how it handles the UNIX underpinnings, its attention to UNIX technical detail and how AppleвЂ™s warm embrace by consumers impacts its UNIX community becomes an even more interesting question.ДЇirst, letвЂ™s get past the newness of Lion. While Apple has used its UNIX expertise to great advantage, UNIX gurus often scratch their heads about AppleвЂ™s philosophy.

OS X Lion looks to become a great operating system, an OS based on UNIX. You know he really, really wants to do something great.вЂќ - Andy Hertzfeld вЂњBut I think SteveвЂ™s main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence.

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