Linux isn't a certified Unix system, and some say it definitely isn't Unix. The key question for a business is if a commercial Unix flavor is enough like Linux that you can make an easy transition ...

Since Linux and Minix are too, and since they’re both modeled on the core Unix design elements from v7, it makes sense to say that they are Unix, even if they aren’t UNIX®–just like FreeBSD ...

BSD is descended from Unix, while Linux was written as a lookalike of Unix. BSD and Linux use different kernels and package managers. BSD is closer to a pure Unix experience. The FreeBSD installer ...

Windows and Linux/Unix, however, are quite different. ... But in the case of Unix, Linux also brings the option of moving from proprietary hardware to off-the-shelf x86-architecture PCs.

Microsoft this month talked about how its latest Hyper-V and System Center 2012 R2 improvements can help with the management of Linux and Unix servers.

This ad hoc and fragmented approach typically leads to different security requirements for Windows, Unix and Linux. However, what works well for Windows doesn’t necessarily play well in the ...

Windows and Linux/Unix, however, are quite different. ... But in the case of Unix, Linux also brings the option of moving from proprietary hardware to off-the-shelf x86-architecture PCs.