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>unix-like Not just unix-like, OS X is certified UNIX.
by 885895 11y ago
>unix-like
Not just unix-like, OS X is certified UNIX.
- oneeyedpigeon 11y agoYeah, I guess the author meant more like "very similar to Unixes (unices?) I've used before", which quite possibly means 'various Linux distros'. Aside from official certification, OSX is still sufficiently different to make this mistake forgivable, and not just in terms of the UI. The filesystem organisation is unusual, to say the least.
- simonh 11y agoMaybe we should start calling Unix variants 'Linux-like'.
- collyw 11y agoWhat does this atually mean (when compared to Linux, which is a UNIX clone)? That they have paid someone for a certificate? Is it more than that?
- pjmlp 11y agoIt means you can be sure that the APIs described here exist, with at least the set of specified arguments and behaviors. http://www.opengroup.org/standards/unix http://www.opengroup.org/standards/unix For example, http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/ http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/ However, just like C, any certified implementation is free to add extra behaviors and there are certain parts that are actually implementation specific, like how signal handlers behave in certain situations.
- ahoka 11y agoYes, it means that someone payed money for a useless certificate. Nothing more, nothing less. BTW, Linux is UNIX too! http://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3596.htm http://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3596.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur_K-UX https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspur_K-UX
- raverbashing 11y agoYes, the certificate is useless Unfortunately some people will only sign big cheques if the given useless certificate is present
- simonh 11y agoHey, before you call certificates like that 'useless' just think of the thousands of government jobs that depend on them!
- pjmlp 11y agoSo all APIs provided by all Linux distributions fully support the POSIX specification to the smallest detail?