UNIX is UNIX, Linux is Linux and Mac OS X is weird.

[Matt]

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I like the flame war icon on this thread

[Jenni]

It is UNIX compliant, not UNIX.

Regards.

Actually, you are wrong about that. Here are the current UNIX operating systems according to the Single Unix Specification (SUS) which determines which operating systems are licensed to call themselves a UNIX operating system. Please note that first line under the UNIX 03 standard which says Mac OS X 10.5. That means that Leopard is UNIX. Go to http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix.html to see an explanation of the UNIX standard. (Sorry, I cannot sit around and watch as someone bashes the one computer company that everyone else attempts [and sometimes fails, like MS did with Windows] to emulate because they are the industry leader in innovation.)

UNIX 03
Registered Products:

* Apple Inc.: Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard on Intel-based Macintosh computers
* Fujitsu Limited: Solaris™ 10 Operating System on Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER® 64-bit SPARC® Based Platforms
* Hewlett-Packard Company: HP-UX 11i V3 Release B.11.31 or later on HP Integrity Servers
* IBM Corporation: AIX 5L for POWER V5.3 dated 7-2006 or later
* IBM Corporation: AIX 5L for POWER V5.2 dated 8-2004 or later with APARs: IY59610, IY60869, IY61405 with VAC 6.0.0.8 or later on pSeries CHRP systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 10 Operating System plus patch 118844-06 for X86 and on, on 64-bit X86 based systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 10 Operating System and on, on 32-bit X86 based systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 10 Operating System and on, on 32-bit and 64-bit SPARC based systems

UNIX 98
Registered Products:

* Fujitsu Limited: Solaris 9™ Operating Environment and on, on 32-bit and 64-bit SPARC®-based systems
* Fujitsu Limited: Solaris™ 8 Operating Environment on SPARC®-based Platforms, 32-bit and 64-bit
* Hewlett-Packard Company: HP Tru64 UNIX® V5.1A or later running on HP AlphaStations and HP AlphaServers
* IBM Corporation: Systems using PowerPCâ„¢ architecture based processors with AIX 5Lâ„¢ for Power V5.2 or later
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solarisâ„¢ Express 05/03 Operating Environment, SPARC Platform Edition, 05/03 and on, on 32-bit and 64-bit SPARC systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solarisâ„¢ Express 05/03 Operating Environment, X86 Platform Edition, 05/03 and on, on 32-bit X86 based systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 9 12/02 X86 Platform Edition and later on 32-bit X86 based systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 9 and on (SPARC 32 bit and 64 bit Platform Editions)
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 8 and on, on 32-bit and 64-bit SPARC based systems
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 8 and on, on X86 based systems

UNIX 98 Workstation
Registered Products:

* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 9 and on (SPARC 32 bit and 64 bit Platform Editions)
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 8 (Intel platform edition)
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 8 (SPARC 32-bit platform edition)
* Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Solaris 8 (SPARC 64-bit platform edition)

UNIX 98 Server
Registered Products:

* IBM Corporation: Systems using PowerPCâ„¢ architecture based processors with AIX 5Lâ„¢ for Power V5.2 or later

UNIX 95
Registered Products:

* Hewlett-Packard Company: HP-UX 11i V2 Release B.11.23 or later on HP 9000 Servers with Precision Architecture
* Hewlett-Packard Company: HP-UX 11i V2 Release B.11.23 or later on HP Integrity Servers
* Hewlett-Packard Company: HP-UX 11i V3 Release B.11.31 or later on HP 9000 Servers with Precision Architecture
* Hewlett-Packard Company: HP-UX Release 11.22 or later on HP 9000 Series Itanium Processor Family
* IBM Corporation: z/OS V1R2 or later with:Security Server and z/OS V1R2 or later C/C++ Compiler on IBM zSeries Processors that support z/OS Version 1 Release 2 or later
* NCR Corporation: NCR UNIX System V Release 4 MP-RAS Release 3.02 or later on NCR WorldMark Series & System 3000 Series
* NEC Corporation: UX/4800 R12.3 and later on UP4800 and EWS4800 Series
* Silicon Graphics, Inc.: IRIX 6.5.28 with patches (4605 and 7029) running on MIPS® processor-based SGI® systems
* The SCO Group, Inc.: UnixWare ® 7.1.3 and later for single and multiprocessor systems based on IA-32 and compatible processors and conforming to PC architecture

[Fother]

I Hurd you were coming, but you never showed up.

[trapdoor]

No point trying to argue with Platyna, or any of the other linux fanboi zealots here, they won't listen.

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trapdoor

[Platyna]

I am not Linux fanboy. Also I am fully aware what is on unix.org site. But you seem to not be aware hat putting there Mac OS X was, is and will be controversial for any person who used to use a real UNIX.

Regards.