Is Linux Unix? (Redux)

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Uploaded by on Dec 25, 2008

Redone for cleaner sound. Is Linux Unix? Depends on your point of view.

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  • Good video for anyone asking that question. Well said.

    "Linux and UNIX are both POSIX-compliant, but Linux is not derived from UNIX," is what you were looking for, I believe ;) Yet you still described just that, in easier-to-understand terms.

    Cheers

  • Thanks for the comment. Your description is succinct and accurate. Unfortunately, I think most people don't know what POSIX means. That's a whole other video. Here's a bit of trivia: Did you know that Windows (NT, 2000, XP, Vista) has a POSIX compatibility layer? Does that make Windows Unix?

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  • btw, thanks for the video ;)

  • "Windows Services for UNIX" and no, definitely not.

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