macOS is definitely Unix. In the literal sense that it is actually certified (unlike FreeBSD, for example), and it is very much Unix-y under the hood.
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sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoAndroid is maintaining a fork of Linux kernel that has since diverged.
Its like saying MAC is UNIX, technically yes but not really
ricdeh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As far as I can tell literally everything (except for windows) is UNIX, it isn’t exactly a high bar to pass, it’s like saying all drinks are water based which is technically true but I’m not going to give a kid a wine box when I run out of juice boxes.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 months ago
macOS is UNIX-based. Period. In fact, “[s]tarting with Leopard, macOS has been certified as compatible with the Single UNIX Specification version 3 (SUSv3).” Source
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Exactly Android also is “Linux based” period.
That’s my point.
ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Mac isn’t UNIX based, it is UNIX and comes with many of the UNIX tools a user would expect. Completely different situation.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 months ago
so macOS is sus