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Android is Linux, not Unix. Linux shares no code with Unixs. Solaris, BSD, Darwin all share code. Linux is POSIX compatible and userspace is similar, but the

Android is Linux, not Unix. Linux shares no code with Unixs. Solaris, BSD, Darwin all share code. Linux is POSIX compatible and userspace is similar, but the kernel is distinct.

p_l 4y ago
Darwin possibly shares still the few files identified from infamous Unix wars lawsuits, but it doesn't really share code with Solaris (which is System V)
garren 4y ago
It’s POSIX conforming but nobody, no distribution, has ponied up the money or taken the time to do the conformance testing necessary to get branded as UNIX. Additionally, it sounds like this testing would have to happen with every new release. Why spend all that money and time when Linux has so dominated the certified Unices for some time?
- vbezhenar 4y ago
  Huawei EulerOS is a UNIX-certified Linux distribution.
  - KronisLV 4y ago
    > Huawei EulerOS is a UNIX-certified Linux distribution. Looked it up, here's the page for the OS: https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/eulero... And here's a news post about the certification: https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2016/9/huawei-kunlun-euleros-unix-certification https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2016/9/huawei-kunlun-euleros-... > [Shanghai, China, September 9, 2016] Today Huawei announced that its EulerOS 2.0 operating system for its KunLun mission critical servers has earned UNIX 03 certification from The Open Group. This means that Huawei EulerOS 2.0 has been officially certified as a UNIX system.
msla 4y ago
Linux is a kernel, so it can't be a Unix. Inspur K-UX, on the other hand, is a Linux distribution which is a Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur_K-UX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur_K-UX > Inspur K-UX 2.0 and 3.0 for x86-64 were officially certified as UNIX systems by The Open Group. [snip] > Inspur K-UX 2.0 was one of six commercial operating systems that have versions certified to The Open Group UNIX 03 standard (the others being macOS, Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, and EulerOS). More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix > Systems that have been licensed to use the UNIX trademark include AIX,[35] EulerOS,[36] HP-UX,[37] Inspur K-UX,[38] IRIX,[39] macOS,[40] Solaris,[41] Tru64 UNIX (formerly "Digital UNIX", or OSF/1),[42] and z/OS.[43] Notably, EulerOS and Inspur K-UX are Linux distributions certified as UNIX 03 compliant.[44][45] None of the Open Source BSDs are on that list.

Android is Linux, not Unix. Linux shares no code with Unixs. Solaris, BSD, Darwin all share code. Linux is POSIX compatible and userspace is similar, but the kernel is distinct.

p_l 4y ago

Darwin possibly shares still the few files identified from infamous Unix wars lawsuits, but it doesn't really share code with Solaris (which is System V)

garren 4y ago

It’s POSIX conforming but nobody, no distribution, has ponied up the money or taken the time to do the conformance testing necessary to get branded as UNIX. Additionally, it sounds like this testing would have to happen with every new release. Why spend all that money and time when Linux has so dominated the certified Unices for some time?

vbezhenar 4y ago
Huawei EulerOS is a UNIX-certified Linux distribution.
- KronisLV 4y ago
  > Huawei EulerOS is a UNIX-certified Linux distribution. Looked it up, here's the page for the OS: https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros https://developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/eulero... And here's a news post about the certification: https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2016/9/huawei-kunlun-euleros-unix-certification https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2016/9/huawei-kunlun-euleros-... > [Shanghai, China, September 9, 2016] Today Huawei announced that its EulerOS 2.0 operating system for its KunLun mission critical servers has earned UNIX 03 certification from The Open Group. This means that Huawei EulerOS 2.0 has been officially certified as a UNIX system.

msla 4y ago

Linux is a kernel, so it can't be a Unix. Inspur K-UX, on the other hand, is a Linux distribution which is a Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur_K-UX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur_K-UX > Inspur K-UX 2.0 and 3.0 for x86-64 were officially certified as UNIX systems by The Open Group. [snip] > Inspur K-UX 2.0 was one of six commercial operating systems that have versions certified to The Open Group UNIX 03 standard (the others being macOS, Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, and EulerOS). More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix > Systems that have been licensed to use the UNIX trademark include AIX,[35] EulerOS,[36] HP-UX,[37] Inspur K-UX,[38] IRIX,[39] macOS,[40] Solaris,[41] Tru64 UNIX (formerly "Digital UNIX", or OSF/1),[42] and z/OS.[43] Notably, EulerOS and Inspur K-UX are Linux distributions certified as UNIX 03 compliant.[44][45] None of the Open Source BSDs are on that list.