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[-] CalesDumb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Linux is technically not Unix

[-] LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Right, but what would replace the * in that case?

Unix or Un?x

Or am I totally off course here 🤔

[-] CalesDumb@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Un*x is just another way of saying Unix-like, sometimes its refereed to as *nix

this Wikipedia page talks about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like

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