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sulu is offline sulu
2012-03-30 , 09:01
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Originally Posted by danramos View Post
There actually is no difference when you apply case-sensitivity to UNIX (or Unix).
Yes, there is. It makes a difference if you write UNIX or Unix. For a first explanation you might want to read the 2nd paragraph of the Wikipedia article you linked.

Originally Posted by danramos View Post
However, you're the first person I've ever heard using the term 'unixoid'
Well, as you can see I'm from Germany. Here "unixoid" is a common term for "somehow resembles Unix but is neither fully compatible nor a direct descendant of it". Linux would belong to that category. Maybe this word is only a local phenomenon that I wasn't aware of.
 

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