On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 15:26, Daniel Eggleston <[email protected]> wrote:
> They are speaking in terms of their similarity to *the* UNIX (Bell UNIX). > Other 'nix systems are more properly referred to as unix or Unix than UNIX > (which is the name for AT&T's original). > > OS X deviates somewhat from the original in terms of file locations, etc. > BSD, I hear (and I've never played with a Bell UNIX system before, so this > is hearsay), is modeled after and very closely emulates the original, since > it was designed to be a clone. Hence the "bona fide" title. > > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Somewhere in this group, in a discussion of another topic, someone >> referred to BSD as "a bona fide UNIX". I have seen debates over >> whether OS X is or is not "real" UNIX. I have also heard people say >> that "Linux is not really UNIX". I do not want to inflame a dormant >> holy war, but what does "real" mean in this context? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users >> Group. >> To post a message, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit our group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > > > > -- > > Daniel > > -- > > I remember reading that apple's OSX is certified as UNIX, http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2007/08/mac-os-x-leopard-receives-unix-03-certification.ars what ever that means. http://www.opengroup.org/platform/unix_certification/ Hope this helps. Cheers. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
