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difference between linux&unix.
Name: santosh Date: October 30, 2001 at 09:02:17 Pacific
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please write me what are the basic differences between unix and linux.write me soon.
Name: yuckmouth Date: October 30, 2001 at 11:41:51 Pacific
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Linux is a subset of Unix. Your question is like asking "What are the differences between a car and a Toyota?" A more appropriate question would be "What is the difference between AIX, Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, IRIX, and/or Minix?"
yuckmouth.
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Response Number 2
Name: bigmouth Date: December 5, 2001 at 14:43:14 Pacific
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Your answer was like telling him my surname is smith why do u still ask my father's surname.If he knows yr surname he will not ask yr father surname!If he knows wats the differences between AIX,Linux,HP-UX,Solaris, IRIX and/or Minix why dou think he asked about the difference between unix/linux.
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Response Number 3
Name: kmkittu Date: December 17, 2001 at 21:21:08 Pacific
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please send the difference unix and linux in my mail address
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Response Number 4
Name: Does it matter ? Date: February 2, 2002 at 04:45:35 Pacific
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I would say, www.google.com is a better place to ask the same question. And infact i wrote in that and i got reasonable/wise answers.
Summary: I think it is great that everyone knows their history of Unix, but can anyone answer the OP's question? What are the major differences between the two OS's besides cost. I have tried a few linux dis...
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