Re: HELP URGENT "LINUX IS UNIX???"
From: Paul Lutus (nospam_at_nosite.zzz)
Date: 09/30/03
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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:45:11 -0700
Frank Erb wrote:
> I need some help to convince someone (a professional) that Linux is
> Unix.
You need to explain why you are given this task, and what it means. Arguing
that Linux is or is not Unix is a certain way to create lots of heat,
little light, and less clarity.
Linux has a lot in common with Unix.
I know that IBM Unix is AIX, SUN Unix is SOLARIS, COMPAQ Unix is
> True-64...
>
> Can I say that RedHat Unix is Linux??
Yes, and you can say that a chestnut horse is a horse chestnut. But does it
mean anything? That depends on your intention.
>
> The argument has to be based on facts and if possible statements or web
> pages.
Such an argument can never be anything but an argument.
-- Paul Lutus http://www.arachnoid.com
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