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> "People forget, but a big reason for early Linux success was addressing issues like this." Xenix wasn't even something people cared about anymore when Linux
by ThrowawayR2 6y ago
> "People forget, but a big reason for early Linux success was addressing issues like this."
Xenix wasn't even something people cared about anymore when Linux 0.0.1 came out, aside from legacy installations. The big commercial UNIXes like SunOS (the Solaris rebranding hadn't occurred yet), HP-UX, AIX, etc. were what Linux was competing against.
- jhallenworld 6y agoOh there was a lot of overlap- though more with SCO UNIX instead of Xenix. A lot of small town governments were running on SCO UNIX and Xenix systems.