Is there relation between Mac and Linux? Somebody told me both are based in UNIX, ¿is true?
Thanks,
Ricardo Ramírez
Cúcuta, Colombia
2006-12-10 15:35:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
"UNIX" has at least three main branches. However, if you know one type of Unix then you'll recognize the others. They are:
UNIX -- now owned by Novell. This is the original AT&T / Bell Labs trunk.
Linux -- This was started by Linus Torvalds as a way to teach UNIX. It has the same command structure, etc as UNIX, but runs on a PC. Now this is huge business.
BSD - AT&T / Bell gave Berkley University a stack of code for academic purposes. This is now called BSD, and this is the stuff that is the basis for much of the current Mac code. While technically not UNIX, it does have a common ancestry, and the commands and structure is very much the same.
So, the answer is, yes, the Mac OS is based on UNIX, but not the modern UNIX.
2006-12-10 15:47:41 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latest version of the Mac OS maybe based on UNIX or Linux I'm not sure i cant remember where i heard that one.
2006-12-10 15:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by Wonx2150 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
originally no, it was not, however it was changed and is now partially based on BSD Unix which is similar to Linux as explained in an earlier answer.
2006-12-10 17:22:00 · answer #3 · answered by bogey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-30 10:17:18 · answer #4 · answered by haltom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋