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Can some one please explain the major difference between Linux and Unix?
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Unix is multi-tasking, multi-user operating system but is not free to use and is not open source. It was developed in 1969 by Ken Thompson team at AT&T Bell Labs. It is widely used on servers, workstations etc.
Linux is an open source, free to use operating system widely used for computer hardware and software, game development, tablet PCS, mainframes etc. Unix is an operating system commonly used in internet servers, workstations and PCs by Solaris, Intel, HP etc.
Linux is a free, open source operating system (OS), released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It's also become the largest open source software project in the world.
Linux (/ˈliːnʊks/ ( listen) LEE-nuuks or /ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is an open-source Unix-like operating system based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.
Unix was written at Bell Labs AT&T back in the 70s.
Linux is a port of Unix for PCs written by Linus Torvalds and released to open source in 1991.
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Check this: http://www.unixguide.net/linux/lnag/lnag1.5.shtml Linux is basically an unix-like Kernel where Unix is itself a self-established Kernel.
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Unix is propriety kernel designed for a more select audience (ie servers). It is mostly propriety code.
Linux is is designed for a general purpose audience (ie. desktops). It is open source. Linux was based on Unix.
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