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The BeOS

Is the BeOS a replacement for UNIX?

The BeOS:
Features

FAQ Number:
FAQ-0127

Last Modified:
2/3/98

Keywords:
BeOS, Features, Unix, design, kernel, Mach, command line, GNU, POSIX, bash

No, it's not, or at least not quite. Our system sports bash from GNU as a command line interface. With many of the GNU applications ported to the BeOS and available from the bash command line, we have what for some people is a reasonable replacement for UNIX.

We're hoping that enterprising developers will port and distribute all the other whizzy UNIX-derived commands we don't get to. We have a nearly complete POSIX layer to make this easier.

Is BeOS similar to Unix?

Do you plan to port the BeOS to the Mach microkernel?

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