From: xander <xwiggen@students.cs.uu.nl>
To: "Blinux-List@Redhat.Com" <blinux-list@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: UNIX and LINUX
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:16:28 +0100 (MET) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0011221640500.9902-100000@abeel.students.cs.uu.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0011221458570.9617-100000@abeel.students.cs.uu.nl>
> 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
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