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Subject: Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?
Date: 4 Jun 2025 23:13:25 GMT
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On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 22:48:38 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <101qig6$13glj$3@dont-email.me>:

> On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 08:41:29 -0700, Alan wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-06-04 00:14, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>> Nobody was disputing that Apple is a licensee of the “Unix” trademark,
>>> and is entitled to use it to label their products.
>>>
>>> This is why I like to use the term “*nix” with a meaning that has
>>> nothing to do with the trademark, for how a system is supposed to
>>> work. POSIX is a core part of that, of course. But there’s a lot more
>>> to it. Linux and the BSDs conform to this “*nix” concept, while
>>> Apple’s OSes do not.
>>
>> To which "core parts" do Apple's OSes not conform exactly?
> 
> How about you go away and actually use some proper *nix systems for a
> few years, then you can come back and show us how you’ve answered the
> question for yourself.

Actually, how about you log in to a shell on an Apple system
and "see for yourself".

It's not only Unix, it's UNIX(r).

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