Re: UNIX is/was an Operating System

From: Ghazan Haider (ghazan.haider_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/24/05

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    I would agree along the same lines. Its either a standard, or a class
    of OSes. Its also more of a model to clone. It was an ancestor, and
    arguably IS an ancestor since it still exists and runs on machines
    (Unix system V on VAXen).

    So although UNIX is an OS, in marketing and economic terms, it WAS an
    OS since its not marketed anymore, only descendents and clones and
    followers of its standard.

    The UNIX OS no longer exists.

    Chuck Dillon <spam@nimblegen.com> wrote in message news:<d1ukmp$k0s$1@grandcanyon.binc.net>...
    > Ghazan Haider wrote:
    > > Which statement is more true:
    > >
    > > Unix is an OS
    >
    > This is false. "UNIX(tm)" is a brand...
    > http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix/the_brand.html
    > http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix/single_unix_specification.html
    >
    > An operating system is an implementation. A UNIX operating system is
    > an implementation that has been certified by The Open Group as a UNIX.
    >
    > >
    > > or
    > >
    > > Unix was an OS
    >
    > This is true.
    >
    > -- ced
    >
    > >
    > > ??
    > >
    > > Unix as defined by the opengroup exists in AIX and others, but theyre
    > > operating systems, not an operating system. Secondly, in some circles
    > > UNIX was the original OS from which others sprouted, and todays OSes
    > > are descendents of UNIX, rather UNIX-derived. So whether UNIX is a
    > > class of operating systems or a group of UNIX-descended operating
    > > systems, the statement that UNIX is AN operating system would be
    > > false, since its plural.
    > >
    > > It certainly was an operating system, but then copies of the original
    > > still exist, so if referring to the original only, UNIX is an
    > > operating system.
    > >
    > > I've a collection of workstations, and deal with HPUX, AIX, Solaris,
    > > Unixware as well as the non-UNIX: Linux, NetBSD etc. So when i visited
    > > the wikipedia article on UNIX, was surprised by "UNIX is an operating
    > > system".
    > >
    > > Just being pedantic on a boring day. Any thoughts?

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