10-27-2009, 06:07 AM
Mac OS X is Unix-Like
Linux is Unix-like
BUT... they are NOT the same.
UNIX is an OS by AT&T.
Unix-like means it functions in the same/similar way to UNIX
Mac OS X is part Mach Microkernel (from NeXT) and part BSD 4.3 with code-sharing between Apple and FreeBSD.
Linux is Unix-like
BUT... they are NOT the same.
UNIX is an OS by AT&T.
Unix-like means it functions in the same/similar way to UNIX
Mac OS X is part Mach Microkernel (from NeXT) and part BSD 4.3 with code-sharing between Apple and FreeBSD.