> It's entirely possible that Apple takes code or inspiration from the Linux sof... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		uxcn on Jan 30, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Systemd mounted efivarfs read-write, allowing moth... > It's entirely possible that Apple takes code or inspiration from the Linux software project, but I think it's better to say that OS X is Unix based. Apple can't take code from Linux as the code is GPL licensed. OSX is largely based on NeXT and BSD. Linux and OSX are both POSIXish though.

evacchi on Jan 30, 2016 [–]

OS X had been UNIX certified, at some point, though. Don't know if that is still true

uxcn on Jan 31, 2016 | [–]

It is. Various optional things from POSIX are missing though (https://github.com/uxcn/yafd/blob/master/src/c/pthread-dw.h).

Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact