Re: Is Linux Unix?
Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> writes:
> John L Fjellstad <john-debian@fjellstad.org> writes:
>
>> I was wondering if Linux can be considered Unix?
>
> It is a flavor of unix is general, if that's what you're asking. You
> won't be at a complete loss on other unix systems.
Is there a semantic difference between being like something or a clone
of something, and being that thing in the English language?
I'm just thinking of the statement, GNU's Not Unix.
Does that mean that GNU/Linux is a OS with unix like functionality,
kinda like Windows with Service For Unix, or OS/2 with its POSIX layer,
or is GNU/Linux an unix.
Kinda like, Kleenex is both a brand of tissue and the generic name for
tissues. Is the same true for unix?
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John L. Fjellstad
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