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Re: mac is not unix [Re: What was that about hubris?]


From: Chris Boyd <cboyd () gizmopartners com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:34:22 -0500


On Sep 30, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gadi Evron wrote:

Well actually, I believed that as well.

But as it was explained to me by a very nice guy, an operating  
system is
built of three components. The core, the GUI and the command  
interface.
Of all these, only the last is Unix-based.

The myth sounds good, though.

Can anyone confirm?

http://developer.apple.com/mac/

Or more specifically

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/OSX_Technology_Overview/MacOSXOverview/MacOSXOverview.html#/
 
/apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001067-CH205-BCICAIFJ

--Chris
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