Which One is Best: Unix or Linux

umairraja52

Hi,
I want to know about which operating system is best or easy to use,

Unix or LINUX?

Thanks

Mena

Can't say which is best unless you ouline the purpose of the OS, each has their own strengths and weaknesses.

As for ease of use, probably Linux, but that depends on the individual user as well.

Khannie

Answer: It depends.

What do you want to do?

leeroybrown

I'd suggest if you aren't able to ask a more specific question then Linux will almost certainly the right answer for you.

Khannie

leeroybrown wrote: »

I'd suggest if you aren't able to ask a more specific question then Linux will almost certainly the right answer for you.

I lol'd.

djmarkus

Linux.

The main UNIX alternative, Solaris has a questionable future. And if you can get HPUX or AIX to run on your core2duo i'll give you a million euro*


*May be fallacy

FruitLover

I'd suggest if you aren't able to ask a more specific question then maybe you should use a Mac...

Naikon

djmarkus wrote: »

Linux.

And if you can get HPUX or AIX to run on your core2duo i'll give you a million euro*


*May be fallacy

How about OpenVMS on a core2 duo?:pac:

Really, (at least for coding) any 'UNIX-like' system should
do fine.

Remember Linux is a mostly POSIX compliant system
which in plain English means any Unix-like system is bound
to be more similar than not, at least in terms of API's
and utilities.

Unix is an ideology more than just a version of a specific operating
system. I would pick Linux purely because of good community support.
Linux has good momentum when it comes to new hardware support too.

For average users, the only reason for deciding between a 'real unix'
is either down to the userland preference(ie the GNU or BSD tools).
Some operating systems don't have features like ZFS available to others etc.

dubhthach

FruitLover wrote: »

I'd suggest if you aren't able to ask a more specific question then maybe you should use a Mac...

Unix 2003 certified for Leopard

Oracle

Is pure Unix still around? or even available? I'm not sure it's free either if it is. Thats why Richard Stallman created GNU, that later became Linux. It's a Unix-like system, thats free unlike Unix, that was not. So the answer to your question is Linux is better because its free software, Unix is not. Another question is, why is this forum still called Unix?

awkward

Simple answer. NEITHER.

Use Windows.

Naikon

awkward wrote: »

Simple answer. NEITHER.

Use Windows.

Not really my cup of tea anymore tbh :pac:

I much prefer operating systems that are STABLE, and not complete
resource hogs when it comes to precious main memory.

I also like being given to the option of surfing the web/*cough* , and
not getting hammered by a VB script written by some 12 year old:D

Give Unix-like systems a shot. Even If just of of pure curiosity.

dubhthach

Oracle wrote: »

Is pure Unix still around? or even available? I'm not sure it's free either if it is. Thats why Richard Stallman created GNU, that later became Linux. It's a Unix-like system, thats free unlike Unix, that was not. So the answer to your question is Linux is better because its free software, Unix is not. Another question is, why is this forum still called Unix?

That's a rather blinkered view of the world. Solaris is freely available be it:
Solaris 10
SXCE -- Nevada what could become Solaris 11
OpenSolaris -- Indiana basically Nevada with GNU bits added on in default paths etc. and the majority of the closed source bits removed (apart from those that are freely redistrubitable)

Even running Opensolaris though when you change your path you can have a system that uses very little in the way of GNU coreutils etc. After all GNU ls doesn't and will never support ZFS ACL's

This is the main reason Solaris ls is getting GNU flags added to it.

http://arc.opensolaris.org/caselog/PSARC/2009/228/mail

Oracle

"Freely available" does not necessarily mean completely free to use. Use of Solaris is governed by complex and restrictive license agreements:

Licensing Policies Regarding the Solaris Operating System.
Solaris Operating System - End Users:
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/licensing/policies.xml

Use of the Solaris operating system is also governed by the terms of the Sun Microsystems Software License Agreement (SLA):
http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/licensing/sla.xml

OpenSolaris has a free software license:
http://opensolaris.org/os/licensing/opensolaris_license/

But this license is incompatible with GNU GPL and therefore not recommended by the Free Software Foundation (FSF):
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/index_html/

FruitLover

awkward wrote: »

Simple answer. NEITHER.

Use Windows.

Hey, this isn't the Humour forum...

ntlbell

FruitLover wrote: »

Hey, this isn't the Humour forum...

It's hard to tell the difference sometimes