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I believe Apple is based on FreeBSD, not Unix.
by underdeserver 4y ago
I believe Apple is based on FreeBSD, not Unix.
- siver_john 4y agoNot to be that guy, but isn't BSD and it's derivatives still Unix derived so parent's comment still holds? (Though to the parent comment I'd argue that OSX isn't really a sold OS either because I can't buy just it)
- tzs 4y agoMacOS is a certified Unix. See [1] [2]. [1] https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3673.htm https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3673.htm [2] https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3678.htm https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3678.htm
- underdeserver 4y agoInteresting. I wasn't aware that Unix is a standard - I thought it was a codebase. Thanks!
- gjsman-1000 4y agoFreeBSD is literally based directly off of AT&T Unix versions 5, 6, and 7 (in varying capacities). AT&T Unix -> BSD -> FreeBSD -> NeXTSTEP -> macOS. (This is overly simplified, as everything is a mess and macOS contains code from both FreeBSD and original BSD which FreeBSD was based on, among other places.) macOS is ironically a more authentic Unix than Linux is, Linux having been a clone while macOS being a great grandchild. Diagram of Unix History: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Unix_history-simple.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Unix_his...
- akagusu 4y agoLinux is not Unix and it is not developed to be one.
- ubermonkey 4y agoIt is, but my (inartfully phrased) question would still count it. what I meant, though, was "for the datacenter" or "for server applications."