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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A lot of talk about GNU and it has its place. UNIX was kernel and software. GNU had a kernel – GNU Mach micro kernel, which is very interesting if your so inclined.
Gnu also had a lot of good user land apps. So good that back in the day if you were a Sun Microsystems admin the first thing you did was install gnu apps because Unix apps lacked features or were non existent.
Or Try HPUX sometime.. ugg.
In short Unix gave you what they thought you wanted, linux/gnu gave you freedom
Now OpenStep from Next (Steve Jobs post apple venture) was more BSD than unix. It became apples os of choice.
BeOS was a true modern OS, but Openstep (macos) killed it. It lives on as HaikuOS.
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