Welcome the brand new *NIX forum

[dbraverman88]

Thanks to Tom for giving us a forum to discuss *NIX issues. He suggested that we come up with a great name for it. I think the forum should be inclusive of the various system software people run (UNIX vairiants, Linux, the various BSDs, and even BeOS), the hardware to run these systems, and the application software operating under these systems. Are there any suggestions?

 

[pee-air]

I'm a sucker for sentimentality, so my vote is that we just leave it as is. There's something about *NIX that just seems to fit. [] ]'>

 

[foetoid]

I'm even bigger sucker for sentimentality. UNIX on 68k as the old forums state.

 

[~tl]

I'm even bigger sucker for sentimentality. UNIX on 68k as the old forums state.

Though, since we now allow discussion of *NIX on PPC machines as well, that doesn't really work [] ]'>

 

[gobabushka]

i would have to go with dbraverman88, i think we should allow all *NIX discussion here. if not, then it will just wind up in the lounge, and someone will get mad.

 

[SiliconValleyPirate]

So... does *NIX cover Linux then?

 

[The Macster]

Hold on...surely *NIX covers Mac OS X...

 

[pee-air]

How about this? *NIX, *NUX, *UX, *X, & *BSD

That name would cover every conceivable UNIX variant or derivative capable of running on 68k Macintosh or PowerPC.

By the way, the *X covers Mac OS X. And the *UX covers A/UX. *NUX covers Linux. *NIX covers Minix, etcetera. *BSD covers OpenBSD and NetBSD.

Ding! Ding! Ding! I think we have a winner! [] ]'>

 

[The Macster]

They're still all UNIX though aren't they, so still all *NIX? I was thinking that probable this section isn't for discussion of Mac OS X though, I get the impression it's more of a sort of "non Mac OS operating systems that you can run on a Mac" category. But not Windows (but then we don't talk about Intel Macs here anyway, we don't like to admit that such things exist )

 

[ChristTrekker]

What Macster said. Any Unix that can run on a Mac, except OS X - what one might call "alternative" Unices. OS X is too mainstream to qualify.

 

[MultiFinder]

I'm gonna go ahead and vote for all *nix besides OS X. Unless of course, you like to run OS X without its GUI or something

 

[equant]

Seems like "*NIX" is enough. I don't see OSX and the aim of this thread getting mixed up. I vote we keep it as is.

 

[Dan 7.1]

how about "Pengiuns"?

 

[paws]

how about "Pengiuns"?

That's not even a word!

 

[Dan 7.1]

thank you, but i like my way better

 

[dbraverman88]

How about "X?" Frankly, if someone wishes to discuss OS X internals this fourm would be the right place for it.

 

[alk]

Wouldn't you need "Penguins, Demons, and Platupi"?

Peace,

Drew

 

[SiliconValleyPirate]

They're still all UNIX though aren't they, so still all *NIX?

I was waiting for someone to say that. Linux is *not* UNIX, it's an approximate rip-off of UNIX. UNIX is a standards set and Linux does not comply to it.

I was thinking that probable this section isn't for discussion of Mac OS X though, I get the impression it's more of a sort of "non Mac OS operating systems that you can run on a Mac" category. But not Windows

How about 'Alternative Mac Operating Systems'? That covers BeOS and OPENSTEP too

(but then we don't talk about Intel Macs here anyway, we don't like to admit that such things exist )

Don't talk crap, everyone knows the Mac Pro is one of the greatest Macs of all time (mostly because I own one)

Also by denying Intel Macs exist you are also denying that OS X is UNIX as technically only Leopard on Intel hardware carries official UNIX certification

By the way, the *X covers Mac OS X. And the *UX covers A/UX. *NUX covers Linux. *NIX covers Minix, etcetera. *BSD covers OpenBSD and NetBSD.

You missed AIX. That runs on Apple PowerPC hardware...

 

[cuvtixo]

AIX only ran on the Apple Network Server, which could not boot Mac OS (Boot-ROM was not compatible.)-- also not to be confused with the Apple Workgroup Servers and the Macintosh Servers.

I've found an MKlinux release for x386 machines at ibiblio- I'm going to get it running someday and try to update its apps and packages as much as I can. I think MKLinux could run both PPC and x86 linux apps- although if it did its the only linux that can run both.

:-/

MacMinix ran as an application on Mac OS- does that disqualify it from being a real Operating System? I tried to keep a copy (for posterity- on old modems I didn't want to re-download anything!) but I never really used it.