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Re:Some Differences Between macOS and Common Unix Systems by ahartmetz on Friday December 25, 2020 @09:09PM (#25540774)
Linux is not based on Minix. What Linux does do is that it supports most everything required for POSIX compatibility.
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Re:Some Differences Between macOS and Common Unix Systems by cyberdelica on Saturday December 26, 2020 @03:07AM (#25542096)
He wrote inspired by, not based on - which is true. Linus Torvalds was inspired by Minix, to write Linux.
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Re:Some Differences Between macOS and Common Unix Systems by ahartmetz on Saturday December 26, 2020 @06:04AM (#25542671)
I think the comment I replied to was edited.
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