The point of that comment is that OSX gives developers the tools that Windows simply don't do very well like the console and package manager. It's not that OSX is Linux, but to many developers, it serves the same purpose.
Re:More developers now use OS X than Linux
by pmoriarty on Friday March 18, 2016 @09:23AM
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What package manager does OSX give developers?
I wasn't aware OSX had one. Not an official one from Apple, anyway.
There are third-party package managers, but that's not the same.
I have notice that many millennials seem to equate GNU/Linux with UNIX.
Re:More developers now use OS X than Linux
by Normal_gaussian on Friday March 18, 2016 @09:44AM
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Yep. Very common.
Looking at my peers (CS graduates last year) only a handful of us (out of ~100) know the differences and histories, and all of us will happily accept linux=unix in general conversation.
>http://9to5mac.com
Look at comments about the post. Someone wrote that "OSX" is perfect Linux. Nice joke. If anything OSX is wasted BSD. There is nothing but fanboyism on this page.