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[–] Yoru@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I thought Unix was kinda like an operating system? Does Windows not count?

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 year ago

Unix is an operating system and there are a lot of other operating systems derived from it. Windows is one of the few operating systems that are not derived from Unix, although I suppose it would count if you setup WSL and riced it since it runs the Linux kernel.

[–] Cris_Color@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unix is a specific operating system, and there are a lot of operating systems based on it or derived from it (Linux, MacOS, BSD, and both Android and ChromeOS which are based on the linux kernel)

Here's a handy link to the Wikipedia page for unix. You may find the intro & history sections more useful than the stuff about what Unix is from a technical perspective, or how it works.

This may be sacrilege, but I don't mind seeing someone's Windows customizations here, though its not what the community is intended for

[–] Yoru@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh, I see. I saw that Windows was inspired by Unix while I was researching it, but it turns out that I'm wrong

[–] Oliper202020@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isnt unix inspired by the fact that windows is preprietary(i cant spell that) and people got tied of their bs

[–] chayleaf@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I I didn't know that

[–] froglich@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Oliper202020 @Yoru no, UNIX had been around way longer than Windows, and it was also proprietary. If you in fact mean Linux, that started it as a hobby project that now runs over 90% of the internet and the majority of all smartphones (among other things).

Oh i didn't know that unix came before windows

[–] Lucia@eviltoast.org 12 points 1 year ago

Basically, nowadays Unix (or more formal POSIX) is a standard for operating systems to follow. Most modern operating systems are either derived from Unix (modern MacOS and Solaris), inspired by it (Linux and open-source BSDs) or at least POSIX-compatible (Haiku). Windows is neither of this - being monopoly they basically don't need to follow a standard when they can force everyone to implement their solution.

So yeah, Unix is an OS and Windows doesn't count.

[–] starman@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago

Why this guy is getting downvoted for asking a question?

[–] lapommedeterre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Quick, install a Linux distro to the Windows subsystem

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You should probably Google UNIX first...

[–] Yoru@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I googled it before posting this, and it said Google was inspired by Unix so I thought it was fine :/

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google was.

But what about Windows?

[–] Yoru@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

sorry I typed that after I had just woken up LMAO