El_Cu_Guy
02-18-2003, 03:15 PM
I propose a name change to Other Unix-Based OSes.
This area is for discussing non-GNU/Linux OSes. However the summary lists BeOS as one example. This creates a lot of confusion. All too often posters refer to GNU/Linux as Unix based. It is NOT.
UNIX = official UNIX system
Unix = a family of OSes described as Unix
Unix-based = systems based off of the official UNIX system source code
Unix-variant = OS built from the official UNIX system source code using one of many kernels
unix-like = a system or complete OS designed to work and behave like Unix
This area is for discussing non-GNU/Linux OSes. However the summary lists BeOS as one example. This creates a lot of confusion. All too often posters refer to GNU/Linux as Unix based. It is NOT.
UNIX = official UNIX system
Unix = a family of OSes described as Unix
Unix-based = systems based off of the official UNIX system source code
Unix-variant = OS built from the official UNIX system source code using one of many kernels
unix-like = a system or complete OS designed to work and behave like Unix