On CHOW: Should that woman be drinking?
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet
TalkBack 41 of 97:
Next »
« Previous
The article is still pretty solid though...
Linux is a UNIX clone. Although they don't do as they should and standardize themselves in a UNIX style, atleast the idea of compatability is still there. Personally, I think the 2.6 Kernel will need a major overhaul to get back to the fundimentals of UNIX. The same reason I try to run FreeBSD over Linux.

OS X may compete with Red Hat who may compete with Solaris who may compete with Novell/SuSE, but they all compete with Microsoft, yet work with Microsoft to work within their environments. However, you can take Linux apps and port them to FreeBSD or Mac OS much quicker than you can port something over to Windows.
I personally thought that UNIX was only 40 years old, 2005 - 1965 = 40. But my math never was that good. However, one of Microsoft's main arguments against UNIX is that the OS is built on an archtecture that is over 30 years old and that NT was brand new and built from the ground up. However, UNIX has lasted the computing test of time as well as many other items that fail to die such as COBOL or C/C++ or Mainframes or AS400s. Anyone remember "SmallTalk?"

I willingly admit that I run about 20% of my work on UNIX/Linux, and that I do my best never to refer to Linux as a UNIX, but a UNIX clone. To do such would be an insult all parties and the work they did.

As for that 80%, well now that I have a Mac, it has been shrinking steadily, Mac just needs a tablet PC.
Posted by: nucrash   Posted on: 07/27/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Reply to Story Reply to Message

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

Darn tootin'  Linux User 147560 | 07/27/05
RE: Darn Tootin'  Monkey_MCSE | 07/27/05
ZDNet is blatantly pro-MS, anti-everything else  NonZealot | 07/27/05
I Equate ZDNet To Reading The Enquirer  itanalyst | 07/27/05
the facts are in the fud on these forums, the rest is zdnet articles :P  linuxoverwindows | 07/28/05
Are you insane? ADNet is Anti-MS all they way!  John Zern | 07/27/05
Like many other sites, ZDNET is sponsored by Microsoft  IT-sys | 07/27/05
Yes, it is true that Windows is the one that is not compatible.  DonnieBoy | 07/27/05
Nope  Loverock Davidson | 07/27/05
OMG!  Roger Ramjet | 07/27/05
Time to check the phase of the moon (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 07/27/05
majority of OS's are unix  dwjunix | 07/27/05
While I agree with your basic point  Sxooter_z | 07/27/05
Can't find a file? Oh please.  hulse_kevin | 07/27/05
actually...  linuxoverwindows | 07/28/05
Nope, nope...  horusfalcon | 07/29/05
But does Unix have the right philosophy?  jorwell | 07/27/05
there is/was that cursed curses thing...  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 07/27/05
I might be wrong but  jorwell | 07/27/05
Memory Mapped IO; direct cursor addressing  mggordon | 07/27/05
you do know that...  linuxoverwindows | 07/28/05
Yes, UNIX has the right philosophy...  prime21 | 07/27/05
Very nice!  Yen_z | 07/27/05
questions  toadlife | 07/27/05
things that won't die & big ears..  thirtyeast | 07/27/05
So You Think The Recycle Bin Is It?  PMC-CON | 07/28/05
*Yawn*  toadlife | 07/28/05
Windows explorer is IE  voska | 07/28/05
yeah...  linuxoverwindows | 07/28/05
Kill doesn't kill every process  voska | 07/28/05
process-exporer is weak!  toadlife | 07/28/05
I specifically said I wasn't comparing Windows and Unix  jorwell | 07/28/05
one drawback of everything being a stream  woot! | 07/28/05
A few curses  jorwell | 07/29/05
Seems that Macintosh  In_the_end_I_Win | 07/29/05
Unix cheap?  nomorems | 07/27/05
Unix is cheap for the manufacturers  jorwell | 07/28/05
how can you...  linuxoverwindows | 07/28/05
apple isn't expensive  dwjunix | 07/28/05
The unity of Unix  Loverock Davidson | 07/27/05
The article is still pretty solid though...  nucrash | 07/27/05
Thanks - and the key research started in the mid fifties  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 07/27/05
Can you provide links  nucrash | 07/27/05
NT was not brand new  Richard Flude | 07/27/05
Money over progress  jorwell | 07/27/05
Maybe you took it wrong  DemonX | 07/27/05
More Gates as Edison drivel.  hulse_kevin | 07/27/05
More Internet is Driver Drivel  PMC-CON | 07/27/05
Rebuttal  Roger Ramjet | 07/27/05
Flames Originate (for me) in Sun's Lies  PMC-CON | 07/27/05
Sorry to hear that  Roger Ramjet | 07/28/05
How about self-righteousness.  Anton Philidor | 07/28/05
Interesting take  Roger Ramjet | 07/28/05
you got it right  zzz1234567890 | 07/27/05
OS snobs  auto.master | 07/27/05
I agree  Otto_Delete | 07/27/05
Re: OS snobs  none none | 07/27/05
Better OS can built.  Wagadonga | 07/27/05
no perfect OS  dwjunix | 07/27/05
Microsoft has no interest in peaceful co-existence.  hulse_kevin | 07/27/05
Linux desktop inadequacy  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/05
Hidden Content Removal Tool  PMC-CON | 07/27/05
Not the same thing  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/05
Really?  Richard Flude | 07/27/05
The timeline in the article stopped at least ten years ago.  Anton Philidor | 07/27/05
No, I don't agree  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 07/27/05
Software quality.  Anton Philidor | 07/27/05
Astute observation  Roger Ramjet | 07/27/05
Right on!  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 07/27/05
The "rich client experience" is the show.  Anton Philidor | 07/27/05
The power of genuine control.  hulse_kevin | 07/27/05
Two different views.  Anton Philidor | 07/27/05
How do you figure....  nucrash | 07/27/05
Remember the complaints about "IBM Linux"...  Anton Philidor | 07/27/05
Freedom of speech  IT_User | 07/27/05
Red Hat?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/27/05
Two basic OS designs exist today  toadlife | 07/27/05
What about AS/400?  jorwell | 07/28/05
Yeah there are others  toadlife | 07/28/05
Successful in the marketplace  jorwell | 08/02/05
Quite correct  Boot_Agnostic | 08/02/05
Not quite  jorwell | 08/03/05
How about the security of Windows?  aquasys | 07/27/05
Have to laugh at many of you here...  John Zern | 07/27/05
Easy.. or not.. experts say..  thirtyeast | 07/27/05
There are gppd amd bad admins  Boot_Agnostic | 07/31/05
Was there a purpose to this limited history lesson?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/05
Message has been deleted.  roaming_z | 07/28/05
Purpose  Roger Ramjet | 07/28/05
Linux is not Unix(tm)  amclaren | 07/28/05
Linux is a Unix clone  moonlitfire | 07/30/05
RE: Linux is a Unix clone  amclaren | 07/30/05
RE: Linux is a Unix clone  cbradshaw@... | 08/03/05
Linux is a Unix clone  moonlitfire | 08/11/05
UNIX is much more unified  michael_t | 08/01/05
Unix and Linux  tecpar | 08/02/05
RE: The unity of Unix  kinge | 09/27/07

What do you think?

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

advertisement

Meet Doc

  • Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
  • Doc is an enigma. Born to a Russian ballerina and a German electrical engineer, he grew up in various locations in the United States. He’s seen the insides of more brands, versions, and generations of printer and printer-related hardware than almost anyone.
  • To learn more about this mysterious figure check out his blog on ZDNet and his Workspace on TechRepublic. You’ll be glad you did.
  • Produced by
    ZDNet and