[asterisk-users] Asterisk based UNIX

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 05:24:53PM -0600, Bill Andersen wrote:
> > Alex Balashov wrote:
> > Linux is UNIX, for intents and purposes related to Asterisk.
> 
> Well... not so much!  If you want "real" UNIX, go for a BSD or
> God forbid, SCO OpenServer.
> 
> Their pedigree is from AT&T UNIX (SYS V Rel 4?) which is considered
> to be the "real" UNIX.  However, as time has gone by, Linux has
> far surpassed them.  So, as for UNIX-like operating systems, Linux
> is one of the best "UNIX-like" operating systems.  Mac OS X is based
> on BSD - so, if you want "real" UNIX, it could be a choice too...

Actually, "UNIX" [tm] Describes meeting a standard, and not development
history. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix#Branding

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