HopfgeistJun 17, 2023

Is BSD "unix-like" or is it "true Unix"? Is it welcome here?

https://feddit.de/post/890129

Is BSD "unix-like" or is it "true Unix"? Is it welcome here? - Feddit

What’s the general opinion on the BSDs? Are they just Unix-Like (like Linux), or are they really Unix? Some call them “heritage Unix”, because, although they no longer contain a single line of AT&T code (and haven’t for over 40 years, they were ultimately derived from the original Unix. This is a bit tongue-in-cheek, because I wonder, if you consider BSD to be “true Unix”, what other “Unix-like” operating system besides Linux kernel-based systems there are. Or are “real” Unices also considered “unix-like”? As an aside, what about macOS, if you use the command line a lot?

Show threadPCChipsM922UJun 17, 2023
It's more Unix like than Linux. It's sticks to the Unix philosophies more than Linux does. MacOS is basically a modded version of FreeBSD with a DE.
Show threaddarkpanda

macOS is also a certified UNIX according to the Open Group:

https://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/

Jun 17, 2023 at 9:09pmWeb
Show threadPCChipsM922UJun 17, 2023
All BSD flavors are as far as I know.
Show threaddarkpandaJun 17, 2023
The list of “certified” UNIXes is pretty limited. The referenced site only lists like 7 UNIX versions as certified and don’t mention FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD or DragonFlyBSD, just stuff like AIX, SCO, IBM z/OS and HP-UX in addition to macOS.
Show threadPCChipsM922UJun 17, 2023
Hm, I thought all of them were... maybe there's a process and it takes time and money. From what I can see, all of those are proprietary and commercial.
Show threadThe QuuuuuillJun 18, 2023
Nah, UNIX certification requires paying money and almost all of the BSD spins said "That's dumb, we barely have money as it is"
Show threadPCChipsM922UJun 18, 2023
Smart choice. I didn't know that, thought it was free, cuz I think I read somewhere that most were certified... I guess I remembered wrong.