Difference b/n Unix and Linuix

gopi_20us · 02-18-2002, 05:00 PM

Hi all,

Would anybody explains difference b/n Unix and Linuix???

Thanks in advance.
gopi.

isajera · 02-20-2002, 12:55 AM

linux is basically a desktop version of linux. unix itself isn't just a single program, and neither is linux. functionally, they are very similar - linux aims towards POSIX compliance, which any real unix probably already has...

the main difference between unix and linux has to do with the direction of development - linux development aims towards desktop apps and hardware, while unix is primarily confined to servers and mainframes. since linux is open source tho, it's much more configurable and portable - it's in use on everything from handhelds to supercomputers - and many embedded devices.

Malicious · 02-21-2002, 02:56 PM

From http://www.netbsd.org/Misc/call-it-a-duck.html

Quote:

If something looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, what is it?

The answer, of course, depends on whether or not the name `duck' is a trademark! If it is, then the closest that something can get, without permission of the owner of the trademark, is `duck-like.'

`UNIX' is a trademark of The Open Group, and NetBSD has not been branded with that trademark. Therefore, NetBSD is not UNIX. We refer to it as `UNIX-like' or `UN*X-like.'

Same philosophy holds true for the rest of the UNIX (note all caps) -likes; Linux, Minix, HP-UX DG-UX, AIX, QNX, FreeBSD, MacOSX, ad infinitum.