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OS X was never a great Unix (other than paying to get the official trademark that one time), and it’s becoming even less of a Unix over time. FreeBSD is OK, bu
by Decade 7y ago
OS X was never a great Unix (other than paying to get the official trademark that one time), and it’s becoming even less of a Unix over time.
FreeBSD is OK, but very lacking in manpower. Every time I install a desktop package these days, I see multiple warnings about how this or that dependency has no maintainer.
With so much attention these days on Docker and other halfway measures involving namespaces, it’s not really Unix that’s the platform anymore. Linux is the platform for a variety of network and desktop applications.
- trasz 7y agoOSX is the only Unix system actually used in non-microscopic quantities on desktops. Regarding Docker - it’s like saying it’s not Linux that’s the platform anymore, it’s the hypervisor. Linux is just one of the layers.