Looking for more Unix Linux

[Lee Braiden]

On Tuesday 16 August 2005 08:17, Christoph Georgi wrote:
> might look like a stupid question, but i still didn't quite get what
> exactly is the difference of unix operating systems and linux.. i got as
> far as unix being a mere specification of an os, and i suppose that *bsd
> fulfills the requirements of this specification, hence, unix-derivat,
> but what then is linux?! a unix-clone...?(and what would that be?)

Yes, it's a Unix-clone.  But not a clone of a specific KIND of Unix.  
Basically, it's as if there were all sorts of chainsaw models on the market, 
but they all had limitations, so someone designed a new one.  It's not based 
on any one model, but takes good ideas from all of the other models, and 
offers a few benefits of its own.

-- 
Lee Braiden
http://www.DigitalUnleashed.com
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