UNIX belongs to the earliest computing thoughts, the traces of the development are found as early as 1969. Linux, originating from UNIX was developed much later, in about 1991 to enhance computing by creating a free software alternative to commercial UNIX environment. The commercialization of UNIX, thus paved way for Linux. Today, both of them are the most comprehensive operating systems, and share a common platform, which is basically the UNIX system. Bothe these platforms continue to develop and thus have produced several new tools and applications, individually to meet several different computing environments.
Understanding the difference between Linux and UNIX is essential the perceiving of the process – the transition from a Linux OS to the former UNIX system. Yes, the transition from Linux to UNIX has begun again, and system administrators across the globe are finding the increasingly relevance to operate a website controlled by the UNIX OS.
Several differences lie between the two systems like: differences in hardware architecture, and the kernel. But, the main difference between the two operating systems lies in the aspect of file sharing. The high compatibility of Linux with other operating systems allows it to utilize different file sharing protocols. On the contrary, the commercial version of UNIX supports at the most only three different local file system protocols.
However, since the effort against commercialization of UNIX gave rise to Linux, the same cycle of de-commercialization of UNIX continues, even today. Who knows UNIX may win over its counterpart in the coming years ahead.
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