Phil Baker 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 on Nostr: When I see a #BSD referred to as "Unix-like" in the same vein as #Linux, it rubs me a ...
When I see a #BSD referred to as "Unix-like" in the same vein as #Linux, it rubs me a bit the wrong way.
Linus never called his kernel "Unix". And the "NU" in GNU is literally stands for "Not Unix". But "Unix-like" is apropos.
I understand the UNIX trademark and certification requirements. But calling the direct downstream work of Thompson, Richie, Joy, Kernigham, McKusick, "Unix-like" feels like calling the Pope "Catholic-like".
Splitting hairs, I know. #FreeBSD
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/analysis/freebsd-keeps-unix-like-os-alive-boosts-security-and-performance-with-v14/2023/11/
Linus never called his kernel "Unix". And the "NU" in GNU is literally stands for "Not Unix". But "Unix-like" is apropos.
I understand the UNIX trademark and certification requirements. But calling the direct downstream work of Thompson, Richie, Joy, Kernigham, McKusick, "Unix-like" feels like calling the Pope "Catholic-like".
Splitting hairs, I know. #FreeBSD
https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/analysis/freebsd-keeps-unix-like-os-alive-boosts-security-and-performance-with-v14/2023/11/