what is the diffreantce linux and unix

[alex15]

http://[URL=http://imageshack.us][IMG]http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3874/imagesaspb0is differance about it ?/ and i want to download unix on cd where can i find ittttt ????????????????????????????????????????

[alex15]

i have p4 512 mhz and new computer and he said just on amd work does the unix work just amd and he said that it maybe will make problem with the hard disk does it ????????
:eek: :confused: :(

[alex15]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i have p4 512 mhz and new computer and he said just on amd work does the unix work just amd and he said that it maybe will make problem with the hard disk does it ????????
:eek: :confused: :(

thxxxx

[nox-Hand]

Linux is a UNIX-Like Operating System, written from Scratch, based on the POSIX Standard, that defines the Way a UNIX-Like OS must work.

All Unixes must be POSIX Compliant, no matter if it's Linux, BSD-s, HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, IRIX, etc, etc....
Linux is licenced under the GNU/GPL, which makes it "OpenSource Software", so you can read, and modify the Source Code, recompile and make your own Linux 'Version', if you want, you can sell it, BUT you must give away the Source Code Again...

So this is what makes Linux (and the rest of the OpenSource Software) Great... Hundreds of Thousands of proggrammers around the world debuggin the code, tracking errors, fixing them and sending the patches to the author... for money, for fun, or just to help.


Linux _is_ UNIX-based :) UNIX is however, not only Linux.


Did that help?

[drivle]

If you want to check out all sorts of Linux distros - ordinarily I would say - CHECK OUT LINUXISO http://www.linuxiso.org/ where you can download free ISO's of all distros...... It is (was) outstanding!!!

Right now though, there appears to be some major problem at the moment - I hope it isn't permanent as I trust this site for all my Linux downloads.

There is however a link to another site that the author is associated with - maybe you can get some useful leads here.

d.

[jatos]

If you specifically want Unix, get BSD, FreeBSD is the one I like. FreeBSD however really is not for the light hearted, theres a lot of changing the config on it by editing config files on it. On the plus side, you do get a good package manager with it.

The main difference between Linux and Unix, is that Linux is modelled to be alike to Unix, where as the OSs that call themselves Unix are generally based more tightly written to the original Unix principles. The are differences, but they are not nearly as obvious as the differences between says Linux and Windoze.

[alex15]

i dont understand what is p\m ?????
tell me ok and i want gmail yeah i wana it

[jatos]

PM, private message.

[Crouse]

Important to note:
Linux is not derived from Unix source code, but its interfaces are intentionally like Unix.

and if you REALLY want unix...... and not a clone or linux/freebsd etc....
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp

[nox-Hand]

Sounds scary ;) I'll stick to my trusty old Linux :)

[themanwhowas]

solaris screwed my partition table. never forgiven sun for that one

[nox-Hand]

Hmn, well, cfdisk and such in Linux can crap your partition table if you don't know what you are doing ;) Though... unless you are root, it's the distributions fault :agree: