For the issue at hand though, ironically, Linux is not much of a desktop threat to big company Unix versions because those too have little in the way of desktop market share. Much more interesting ...

Can UNIX stand on its own without Linux? Yes. Can Linux stand on its own without UNIX? Not really — although I’m sure it could be argued differently much in the same way that Windows doesn’t ...

You’d be correct; it is Unix. Yet, you might call it Linux. How would you know the difference? There are ways, once you’re logged into a system but not from simply seeing a list of directories.

At 50 years old then, the broader UNIX-like ecosystem which we’ll take to include the likes of GNU/Linux and BSD is in great shape. At our level it’s not worth worrying too much about which is ...

And 56 percent say that they agree or strongly agree that UNIX is more available and reliable than Linux. That’s not a big majority, but it shows these UNIX users may be a dedicated lot.

Despite the relentless march of Linux, major vendors believe commercial Unix releases aren't ready for the scrapheap yet. As Linux evolves from its single-processor roots into larger-scale ...

She lives in the mountains in Virginia where, when not working with or writing about Unix, she's chasing the bears away from her bird feeders. Tune into her 2-Minute Linux video tutorials and take ...

For the issue at hand though, ironically, Linux is not much of a desktop threat to big company Unix versions because those too have little in the way of desktop market share. Much more interesting ...