Sunday, September 30, 2012

The difference between UNIX, BSD and Linux


Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX, sometimes also written as Unix) is a multitaskingmulti-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken ThompsonDennis RitchieBrian KernighanDouglas McIlroyMichael Lesk and Joe Ossanna.

Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is a Unix operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 to 1995. Today the term "BSD" is often used non-specifically to refer to any of the BSD descendants which together form a branch of the family of Unix-like operating systems.

Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released 5 October 1991 by Linus Torvalds.

Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nixoperating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unixsystem, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.



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