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I stand corrected. You appear to be technically correct that OS X is "Unix" [0] not Unix-like or a Unix clone like Linux-based operating systems. Legal preceden
by ac29 11y ago
I stand corrected. You appear to be technically correct that OS X is "Unix" [0] not Unix-like or a Unix clone like Linux-based operating systems. Legal precedent established in the SCO-linux cases [1] seems to confirm this technicality.
I think the distinction is pedantic, but I think we can agree that Android is the most widely shipped OS based on a Unix-like kernel.
[0] http://www.opengroup.org/csq/search/t=XY1.html http://www.opengroup.org/csq/search/t=XY1.html
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO%E2%80%93Linux_controversies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO%E2%80%93Linux_controversie...
- sbuk 11y ago>"I think the distinction is pedantic" It is, but no more than that of the OP and you. It's ultimately irrelevant to this discussion.