Comments on: What is the Difference Between Unix and Linux? https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/ GeeksMint: Computers, How-to's, Internet, Tips and Tricks Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:56:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Divine https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/#comment-3113 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:56:43 +0000 https://www.geeksmint.com/?p=2342#comment-3113 In reply to Richard Freeberg.

I gave some credit to MINIX in the article. I’m sure readers interested will be able to get an easy hold of information.
And I used MINIX for a project in Uni so I have first-hand experience with both OSes.

MINIX is used mainly in schools for practical purposes these days. Everyone is paying attention to projects that evolved better.

]]> By: Richard Freeberg https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/#comment-3082 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 15:52:44 +0000 https://www.geeksmint.com/?p=2342#comment-3082 Hmm. Interesting discussion Martins!. Good job, but it is a somewhat complicated and convoluted relationship – both technically and historically.

Which makes it difficult to summarize in short memes and generalities. Linux is truly amazing – however, it’s pedigree and origins defy brevity. And as is true of most “Computer History”, tis often a twisted tale with plenty of opinions, and alternate views – with of course, the usual egos!

Two persons/organizations that I feel must be included are Andrew Tannenbaum (MINIX) and Richard Stahlman (GNU).

Pointing the reader to further reading might help. For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINIX

Perhaps others know of other good sources of information?

]]> By: Divine https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/#comment-3055 Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:01:25 +0000 https://www.geeksmint.com/?p=2342#comment-3055 In reply to Fuhrmann.

Thanks for the correction, Fuhrmann

]]> By: Fuhrmann https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/#comment-3047 Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:55:28 +0000 https://www.geeksmint.com/?p=2342#comment-3047 “Linux, itself, is a kernel that was developed by Linux Torvalds”, you mean “Linus Torvalds”?

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]]> By: CampOpen https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/#comment-3070 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:52:00 +0000 https://www.geeksmint.com/?p=2342#comment-3070 Linux was not based on MINIX. BSD was based on UNIX code but is not a disros it. Finally Darwin is the base layer replacement to OSX with the open source XNU kernel, which is a hybrid kernel based on FreeBSD’ independent kernel and the Match micro kernel.

]]> By: Fred Francis Down https://www.geeksmint.com/difference-between-unix-and-linux/#comment-2980 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:59:00 +0000 https://www.geeksmint.com/?p=2342#comment-2980 I was using X-Windows and the Motif/CDE GUI on various Unixes before Linux was written. Sun, Next, Apollo and many other vendors were selling graphical Unix hardware before Linux existed.

In 2002 Caldera released the source of V7 of Unix. In the 1980s many students used Lions commentary on Unix V6 to study Operating System design.

Linux’s contribution was to make a free POSIX like operating system that ran on inexpensive hardware. Free BSD implementations were not available at that time.

Subsequent to that Linux became a highly portable running on hardware from phones to super computers.

In real terms there is very little difference between Unix and Linux as far as the user is concerned. The Gnome desktop is available for AIX and Solaris.

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