What’s the difference between UNIX and Linux? And what is a kernel?

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I know Linux is an operating system but I see memes and posts about people arguing whether UNIX is an operating system or a kernel and stuff like that. So what separates the two? And what exactly is a kernel?

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I’d like to drop a link to the awesome work done by Asianometry on this topic:

The Rise of Unix: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HADp3emVABg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HADp3emVABg)

A Chronicle of the Unix Wars: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffh3DRFzRL0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffh3DRFzRL0)

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