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BSDs lost mindshare due to AT&T's litigation about the intellectual property of Unix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_Inc._v._Berkeley_
by WalterGR 5y ago
BSDs lost mindshare due to AT&T's litigation about the intellectual property of Unix.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_Inc._v._Berkeley_Software_Design,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_Inc.....
Linux filled in the gap left by the litigation.
I don't know how "cathedral-like" the development of the BSDs is / was (vs. the "bazaar" of Linux.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar may have some relevance.
- jayp1418 5y agoBSD development is not cathedral but more POSIX and technical but agree to point of Linux being Bazaar or business focus have got more attention
- the_only_law 5y agoAre there any actual UNIX’s still out there and maintained. I know OSX is technically certified, and AIX still probably has support. I’m not sure if HP-UX died with PA-RISC or if it ever found it’s way to today’s common architectures.
- floxy 5y agoSolaris?
- the_only_law 5y agoAh I figured I’d forget one.