OS X's commercial credentials recently got a major boost from the Open Group. Thanks to the efforts of Apple's OS boss Kevin Van Vechten and his team, Leopard has cleared all of the hurdles required to attain UNIX 03 certification. Only Sun, IBM & HP are certified so OS X turns the Big Three to Big Four.
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Maybe Slashdot doen't report this, because it's old news. Apple got that certificate in May.
> http://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/register/brand3555.htm
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There are still a number of market sectors where UNIX is still VERY important
Not least from the perspective of 'easily' migrating old (and doubtless costly) UNIX apps
Also its worth reitterating
'Only Sun, IBM & HP are certified so OS X turns the Big Three to Big Four'
Apple is now looking to compete DIRECLY with the UNI big boys...
Member since:2006-07-15
I don't think so, UNIX certification is maybe out of order, but real UNIX heritage or "the spirit of UNIX" is more than hacking a kernel together and call it Linux. It's KISS, it's quality, it's real software engineering. It's not hype or "just do it" - this I call "Windows".
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And yet, there'll still be people who deny it. Slashdot are not even reporting it...