Re: Early-2014 Macbook Air and Linux Mint Cinnamon
The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]>
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On 24/06/2026 16:01, John Ames wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:45:57 +0200 > Marc Haber <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> 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. > > Lawrence clearly does. > He should have said 'nobody' cares about the brand, thereby including Lawrence -- Climate Change: Socialism wearing a lab coat.