They are speaking in terms of their similarity to *the* UNIX (Bell UNIX). Other 'nix systems are more properly referred to as unix or Unix than UNIX (which is the name for AT&T's original).
OS X deviates somewhat from the original in terms of file locations, etc. BSD, I hear (and I've never played with a Bell UNIX system before, so this is hearsay), is modeled after and very closely emulates the original, since it was designed to be a clone. Hence the "bona fide" title. On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Mike <hotelsamu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Somewhere in this group, in a discussion of another topic, someone > referred to BSD as "a bona fide UNIX". I have seen debates over > whether OS X is or is not "real" UNIX. I have also heard people say > that "Linux is not really UNIX". I do not want to inflame a dormant > holy war, but what does "real" mean in this context? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit our group at > http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -- Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to linuxusersgroup@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to linuxusersgroup-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
