OSX vs Linux

[Special1Sauce]

I know that OSX uses Unix but what are the differs from OSX to Linux Red hat 9?

 

[rmrf]

well, if you are just going by the fact that they both have the unix kernel integrated into them, there is only one difference.

osx + mac hardware = too much

redhat9 + dual booting on your current hardware = free

that is the only way I look at it.

 

[Smilin]

Originally posted by: Special1Sauce
I know that OSX uses Unix but what are the differs from OSX to Linux Red hat 9?

OSX is based off FreeBSD.

Right now you're getting unix with the user friendliness that apple is legendary for. You're also getting the high cost (especially vs free linux) that apple is also legendary for.

I think the benifits of having a unix based kernel may really pay off in the long run for apple. It makes them compatible with something!

 

[n0cmonkey]

It probably depends on how you look at it, but I don't believe the MACH kernel is unix based. The userland is though, as it is taken from *BSD (primarily FreeBSD, but Open and Net also show up on my system).

There are plenty of differences. The price. The hardware availability (even if you choose just Darwin). The userland is BSD based, so that can be a difference in the minds of some people. Authentication is handled differently. Hell, most of the system that most people look at is different. Getting used to the quirks in OS X can be a pain (linux has its own quirks, as does every other OS not mentioned in this thread thus far).

There are philisophical differences that can mean something to some people. OS X is an operating system and is developed as such. Linux isn't. Neither way is right (sorry), and each has its advantages and disadvantages.

To sum it up in one over simplified sentence: "OS X and Linux are different operating systems." There