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OS X is a UNIX (http://images.apple.com/macosx/technology/docs/L416017A_UNIX...) Linux, on the other hand, is not. (Though it is UNIX-like.)


Certification is meaningless when stuff doesn't run.


Then you might as well run Windows. Technically, OS X is superior to Linux in a number of areas.

Not to be a dick, but I always feel like these operating system posts are written by people who haven't ever written an operating system kernel. I wish people would just use whatever they want and stop taking pot shots at operating systems they really don't know anything about. This isn't really targeted at you specifically, Daishiman.


Your post doesn't have anything to do with my claim, which is that despite it being a certified Unix, it doesn't change the fact that many FOSS apps are difficult to get up and running. Same thing with HP-UX or AIX.




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