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macOS is Unix, which probably makes Xnu a Unix kernel, but you still need the rest of the OS, and don't think Darwin is officially UNIX™, in a trademark sense.
by musicale 4y ago
macOS is Unix, which probably makes Xnu a Unix kernel, but you still need the rest of the OS, and don't think Darwin is officially UNIX™, in a trademark sense.
Lineage wise I would concur with the article that the BSDs (and Darwin) are Unix systems.
Of course Linux isn't Unix but is Unix-like, and we all know that GNU's Not Unix.
- lproven 4y agoYes, it is. Monterey is UNIX™. On x86: https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3673.htm https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3673.htm And on Arm: https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3678.htm https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3678.htm It is really not hard to check -- the list is right here and it is not long: https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/ https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/