What's the difference between unix and linux?

What's the difference between unix and linux? In view of this problem, this article introduces the corresponding analysis and answers in detail, hoping to help more partners who want to solve this problem to find a more simple and feasible way.

Difference:

1. Most UNIX systems are equipped with hardware, that is to say, most UNIX systems such as AIX and HP-UX cannot be installed on x86 servers and personal computers, while Linux can run on a variety of hardware platforms

2. UNIX is commercial software, while Linux is open source software, which is free and open source.

Linux is an operating system similar to Unix, and the original intention of Unix before Linux,Linux is to replace UNIX and optimize its functionality and user experience, so Linux imitates UNIX (but does not copy the source code of UNIX), making Linux very similar to UNIX in appearance and interaction.

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