* UNIX and LINUX @ Petra Ritter ` Andor Demarteau 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Petra Ritter @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: Blinux-List@Redhat.Com Hello, A couple of weeks I ask what are the differences between Unix and Linux. could the people who replayed to my E-Mail resend their mail, as I have lost those mails. Thnks Petra ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: UNIX and LINUX UNIX and LINUX Petra Ritter @ ` Andor Demarteau ` xander 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Andor Demarteau @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: Blinux-List@Redhat.Com hey Petra, I didn't reply then but will do now. linux is a unix. However GNU (the license Linux is distributed under) stands for GNU is not unix. THe term unix is the term for a big family of operating system where under OS's as HP-ux, SonOS, Irix, Digital Unix, BSDI and all other BSD fomrs (openBSD, netBSD, freeBSD). You will notice that a lot of software is written for linux as well as unix. Te only big differents (however excluding the BSD's) is that linux runs on x86 platforms mainly (it was written for it and needed to be ported to the other platforms like Sparc, Alpha e.d.). The term unix is therefor not a single thing but mroe a overall-term for a lot of different system e.d. If you need more explenation/info please ask. On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Petra Ritter wrote: > Hello, > > A couple of weeks I ask what are the differences between Unix and Linux. > could the people who replayed to my E-Mail resend their mail, as I have lost > those mails. > > Thnks Petra > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > slainte leat freisin (cheers to you also), ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University note: homepage is outdated, don't remind me! ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: UNIX and LINUX ` Andor Demarteau @ ` xander ` Andor Demarteau 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: xander @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: Blinux-List@Redhat.Com > hey Petra, > I didn't reply then but will do now. > linux is a unix. > However GNU (the license Linux is distributed under) stands for GNU is not > unix. Sorry for the nitpicking, but this is not entirely correct. Linux is "just" the kernel. GNU tries to offer a complete unix-like environment (and more) not based on one kernel. Hence, GNU programs are also found on BSD-like systems and even windows. GNU/Linux would be the appropriate name. Also, GNU is not the license nor copyright. More info on GNU can be found at http://www.gnu.org. IMHO GNU/Linux combines the best of the other unices; flexibility, hardware support, POSIX-compliancy etc. UNIX is too big a term to be compared to Linux as Linux is part of a unix-like system. Migrating to another type of unix should generally not be too difficult though there are some minor differences. IMO it's useless to discuss these here. Some people like these small differences, some don't. This is very personal, so the best option is to try it yourself and determine what you like best. Regards, xander ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: UNIX and LINUX ` xander @ ` Andor Demarteau 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Andor Demarteau @ UTC (permalink / raw) To: Blinux-List@Redhat.Com On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, xander wrote: > Sorry for the nitpicking, but this is not entirely correct. Linux is "just" > the kernel. GNU tries to offer a complete unix-like environment (and more) > not based on one kernel. Hence, GNU programs are also found on BSD-like > systems and even windows. GNU/Linux would be the appropriate name. okay okay, but for most poeple linux is just the kernel including what programs they can get for it. btw, I did say that linxu was a kindof unix and what GNU stands for. I only gave a general verview. > IMHO GNU/Linux combines the best of the other unices; flexibility, hardware > support, POSIX-compliancy etc. Hven't worked wiht BSD systems so I can't compare. > UNIX is too big a term to be compared to Linux as Linux is part of a > unix-like system. Said that. > Migrating to another type of unix should generally not be too difficult > though there are some minor differences. IMO it's useless to discuss these > here. Some people like these small differences, some don't. This is very > personal, so the best option is to try it yourself and determine what you > like best. Apart from that, for x86 boxes there's not much choice apart from linux and bsd. btw, other people would disagree wiht you that linxu is a unix. But please don't start any OS-conflict here. slainte leat freisin (cheers to you also), ----------- Andor Demarteau E-mail: ademarte@students.cs.uu.nl student computer science www: http://www.students.cs.uu.nl/~ademarte/ Utrecht University note: homepage is outdated, don't remind me! ----------- Believe in yourself, know what you want, and make it happen! ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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