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since Unix is considered a commercial os, and linux is based on Unix, does that make redhat count as a Unix

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Linux is not based on Unix. It is based on the Linux kernel and layered with GNU and other open source software (compilers, interpreters, X-Windows, tools, etc). The Linux kernel was developed by Linus Torvalds as a personal project about 20 years ago who wanted a personal Unix-like operating system to play with. He is still the principal maintainer of the Linux kernel (see www.kernel.org for more information). Unix was originally developed at AT&T Bell Laps by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie who wanted a Multics-like operating system that would run on their PDP (DEC) computers. Today, there are a number of major Unix implementations (HP-UX, Tru64 Unix, Solaris, and AIX), but more and more the big-iron most of these systems run on are being loaded with Linux now that it has real 64-bit capabilities. Then there are the Unix-derived systems such as BSD (open source) and OSX (Apple Mac). So, Red Hat is NOT Unix, but a Unix-like operating system.

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