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To: Magnatron; SeekAndFind
Actually, Mac OS is Linux...

Uh, no. MacOS and OS X is actually UNIX™ not Linux. Linux is a clean-room work alike constructed copy of UNIX™.

Apple macOS and OS X are the world's best selling, completely certified POSIX® compliant and TradeMarked by the Open Group versions of UNIX™ being sold today. UNIX preceded Linux by at least two decades.

For a good explanation of the history of the two, read this link.

Linux vs. Unix: What's the difference?

147 posted on 07/13/2018 11:38:16 AM PDT by Swordmaker (My pistol self-identifies as an iPad, so you must accept it in gun-free zones, you hoplaphobe bigot!)
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To: Swordmaker

Ya. Just noting that Ubuntu looks a lot like my dads old Mac.


152 posted on 07/13/2018 12:56:48 PM PDT by dhs12345
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