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And Apple takes another step closer toward a proprietary OS away from UNIX. Perhaps 10.16 will lose certification [1]. [1] https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/
by riazrizvi 7y ago
And Apple takes another step closer toward a proprietary OS away from UNIX. Perhaps 10.16 will lose certification [1].
[1] https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/ https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/
EDIT: I can't find anything that references kernel extensions in the conformance [2] section of the spec, so maybe 10.16 will adhere to the UNIX03 standard after all.
[2] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/ https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoPOSIX does not standardise kernel extensions. You can't use Linux kernel extensions on other OSes for example.
- saagarjha 7y agoYou can't even use Linux kernel extensions across different versions of Linux…
- pjmlp 7y agoQNX is also a certified UNIX for embedded deployment, yet it is a micro-kernel OS. https://blackberry.qnx.com/en/resource-center/qnx-certifications https://blackberry.qnx.com/en/resource-center/qnx-certificat... UNIX certification doesn't say anything about how a kernel should be implemented, or what kind of driver architecture is used.
- loeg 7y agoAnyone can buy UNIX certification. It just means you set fire to an appropriately sized bundle of cash. In return you get a nice sticker from the trademark holder. It is not especially meaningful.