Unix vs Linux: The history of how Unix started and influenced Linux

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Many of the commands in 1972’s Unix 2nd edition are still used in today’s Linux. Learn how Unix started and how it’s changed over time.

Posted: November 11, 2022 | %t min read |
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Jim Hall

https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/unix-linux-history?sc_cid=7013a0000034WxfAAE

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Hi Brian,
Yes it’s a long story…
https://ankitbanerjee.in/unix-and-its-derivatives-everything-you-must-know-1195

https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/unix-vs-linux/
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Linux_Distribution_Timeline_21_10_2021.svg

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Yeah, at one point I am pretty sure I read these too; thanks for sharing them; each perspective is a good reminder of the events that have resulted in what we freely use today!

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… Yes, the history is interesting too.

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Thank you both for the history and a great chart with timeline…

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Neat! The diagram is new to me.

I started on VMS and was only introduced to unices in the mid-90’s. I sort of feel like I missed out on the early unix experience with my time on VMS.

Thank you for sharing.

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@techore: Very interesting!

I actually received my initial UNIX experience after 2-3 years on the job; first in 1982.

I got my job at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in 1985 based on my telephony background, and then learned VAX/VMS at Digital.

I then led a project to improve interoperability between VMS and UNIX and it was at Digital when I met Jon (maddog) Hall. He and I ate many bags of popcorn and discussed BSD, System V and later Linux.

When I eventually left Digital I invited my own select group of people to an off site non company function and Jon was one of the people who I invited. Every now and then I see something he’s written and remember our many times and memories.

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