While UNIX laid the groundwork for modern operating systems, Linux harnessed the potential of open-source philosophy to democratize software development. As we navigate an increasingly complex digital ...

Longtime programmer Jonathan Corbet tells the story of Linux and reveals what's made it successful over its three decades.

1 -Linux is Unix, True it's an entry level Unix, but Unix is Unix is Unix - Linux today being just about "just like" Sys VR4 a decade or so back. 2 -the Unix = RISC idea doesn't fly well either.

Unlike Linux, which is a clone of Unix, OpenBSD is based on an actual Unix variant called Berkeley Software Distribution. BSD powers two of the best operating systems in the world--Solaris from ...

Linux supporters have for years touted the benefits of Linux over UNIX, yet many in enterprise IT still lean on the trusted old operating system for some of the most business-critical workloads.

Sandra Henry-Stocker was a programmer, Linux systems administrator, security engineer and Linux journalist for most of her 30-year career. She describes herself as "USL" (Unix as a second language ...

Stay tuned for Part 2 of getting started on the Linux (or Unix) command line. Related content. How-To Parameter expansion on Linux. By Sandra Henry Stocker. Jun 23, 2025 4 mins. Linux How-To ...