beep@piefed.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoLinux users switching back to Linux after 10 minutes of using Windowsnypost.comimagemessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1589arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squarericdeh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoJust a little fun fact: POSIX does not specify any standard filesystem directories in the way that the FreeDesktop Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) does for Linux and Unix-likes. MacOS remains a fully POSIX-certified Unix system.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoWasn’t windows NT posix at one point?
minus-squarelichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoThey had a really bad POSIX subsystem that was coded by an intern, so they could say “We’re compliant” and get some sweet government contracts. NCommander made a lot of videos about it on YouTube and had to patch the hell out of it to even get the most basic programs to run.
Just a little fun fact: POSIX does not specify any standard filesystem directories in the way that the FreeDesktop Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) does for Linux and Unix-likes. MacOS remains a fully POSIX-certified Unix system.
Wasn’t windows NT posix at one point?
They had a really bad POSIX subsystem that was coded by an intern, so they could say “We’re compliant” and get some sweet government contracts.
NCommander made a lot of videos about it on YouTube and had to patch the hell out of it to even get the most basic programs to run.