Re: Early-2014 Macbook Air and Linux Mint Cinnamon
Marc Haber <[email protected]>
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Your Name <[email protected]> wrote: >On 2026-06-24 01:24:17 +0000, Lawrence D´Oliveiro said: >> On Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:42:03 +0100, scole wrote: >>> >>> I'm still finding my feet with Linux - there's a few strange quirls >>> to it that my Mac-shaped brain is struggling to cope with ... >> >> Yeah, Linux is a proper Unix-type system, unlike that whatever it is >> that Apple runs on its machines. > >Technically, you've got that almost-backwards. > >Linux is a "Unix-like" operating system. MacOS X is built on Darwin >derived from BSD, which is also another Unix-like operating system. >Although neither is true Unix, MacOS X is certified by Unix, while >Linux is not ... so legally MacOS X can call itself Unix and Linux >cannot. :-p Noone cares about the brand any more. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Rhein-Neckar, DE | Beginning of Wisdom " | Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 6224 1600402