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Survey: Unix has a long and healthy future, say users
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| Computerworld's 2009 survey on Unix use shows that the OS will be alive and
| kicking for some time to come.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133777
Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS
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| Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one
| month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever
| created.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operating-systems/nix/in-depth/index.cfm?RSS&articleid=2281
The Unix family tree
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133696
Timeline: 40 years of Unix
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133628
On the shoulders of giants: Three Unix movers and shakers
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| Programmers Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie are most often credited with the
| invention of Unix at Bell Labs in 1969 and the early 1970s. That's entirely
| fair, but as with most important technologies, it's the people who follow the
| pioneers who often make the difference between a fabulous lab prototype and a
| technology that really transforms the landscape.
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| Here's a brief look at three people, among thousands, who have made a
| difference in the Unix world.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133574
OpenSolaris 2009.06 Performance
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| For the most part there are not many performance changes to be spotted in the
| 26 tests we ran using the Phoronix Test Suite. In some tests like
| GraphicsMagick, the newer GCC 4.3.2 compiler that is available via the Image
| Packaging System was a big help, while in other tests the newer GCC 4.x
| compiler actually led to a performance regression. Besides that there is not
| too much to illustrate with today's tests. Shortly we will have a new round
| of Ubuntu Linux vs. OpenSolaris testing.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=opensolaris_200906_benchmarks&num=1
Recent:
Who wants a giant poster of the history of Unix?
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| Debian, OpenServer, OpenBSD and Mac OSX all have their place in history
| shown.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/25/unix_poster/
A question about Linux
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| The second part of his question was whether the role he sees Linux playing in
| the deaths of HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris makes choosing Linux counter-productive
| in the longer term. The answer to that, I think, is No - because Linux isn’t
| killing any other Unix; it’s giving people who want to move to x86 a better,
| and often cheaper, alternative to Windows.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=1602
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