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1.3 FRICTION BETWEEN UNIX AND LINUX?
1.3 UNIX和Linux之間的摩擦?
?Because they are similar, this book covers both UNIX and Linux systems. Unfortunately, mentioning UNIX and Linux together in the same sentence can sometimes be like stepping into a political minefield, or perhaps blundering into a large patch of quicksand. But since the relationship BETween UNIX and Linux seems to engender some confusion as well as animosity, it’s hard to avoid staking out a position. Here is our perspective and our short version of the facts.?
?因為UNIX和Linux系統(tǒng)頗為相似，所以本書會同時講解這兩種系統(tǒng)的管理。遺憾的是，在一句話里同時用UNIX和Linux這兩個稱謂，就仿佛一腳踏入了政治漩渦，或許也像是陷入了一大片泥潭。不過，既然UNIX和Linux之間的關系似乎呈現出某些混淆和沖突，所以要避開不談我們的立場也比較困難。下面是我們的觀點，還有我們對事實的簡要說明。?
?Linux is a reimplementation and elaboration of the UNIX kernel. It conforms to the POSIX standard, runs on several hardware platforms, and is compatible with most existing UNIX software. It differs from many—but not all—variants of UNIX in that it is free, open source, and cooperatively developed. Linux includes technical advances that did not exist in UNIX, so it is more than just a UNIX clone. At the same time, traditional UNIX vendors have continued to refine their systems, so there are certainly areas in which commercial UNIX systems are superior to Linux.?
?Linux重新實現并優(yōu)化了UNIX內核。Linux遵循POSIX標準，能夠在幾種硬件平臺上運行，兼容現有的大多數UNIX軟件。它同大多數（但不是全部）別的UNIX變體不一樣，區(qū)別之處在于，它是自由的，開放源代碼的，而且是由成百上千不同的個人和組織無私奉獻協(xié)同開發(fā)出來的。與此同時，傳統(tǒng)的UNIX廠商則繼續(xù)改善自己的系統(tǒng)，所以肯定存在一些領域，在這些領域內，商業(yè)UNIX系統(tǒng)比Linux強。?
?Whatever the relative merits of the systems, Linux is a legally, developmentally, and historically distinct entity that cannot properly be referred to as “UNIX” or as a “version of UNIX.” To do so is to slight the work and innovation of the Linux community. At the same time, it’s somewhat misleading to insist that Linux is “not UNIX.” If your creation walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you may have invented a duck.?
?無論兩種系統(tǒng)有什么相對而言的優(yōu)缺點，Linux從法律上、從開發(fā)上以及從歷史上看，都和UNIX有著明顯的區(qū)別，因此不能把Linux稱為UNIX，或者UNIX的一種版本。這樣做會忽視Linux社區(qū)所做的工作和創(chuàng)新。同時堅持認為Linux不是UNIX的話，又會有點誤導性。如果做出來的東西走路像鴨子，叫起來也像鴨子，那或許可以說，造的就是鴨子！這是的意思是，不能因為Linux像UNIX，就把Linux當成UNIX。?


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?Schisms exist even within the Linux camp. It has been argued, with some justification, that referring to Linux distributions simply as “Linux” fails to acknowledge the work that went into the software that runs outside the kernel (which in fact constitutes the vast majority of software on an average system). Unfortunately, the most commonly suggested alternative, GNU/Linux, has its own political baggage and has been officially endorsed only by the Debian distribution. The Wikipedia entry for “GNU/Linux naming controversy” outlines the arguments on both sides.1 Interestingly, the use of open source software is now predominant even on most UNIX systems, but no one seems to be pushing for a GNU/UNIX designation just yet.?
?即便在Linux陣營里也存在分歧。有人舉證說，把Linux發(fā)行版簡稱為“Linux”，那么開發(fā)人員在內核這外運行的那些軟件（在一般系統(tǒng)上實際是很大一部分軟件）上投入工作，就沒得到承認。偏偏不巧，最常推薦的替代稱謂“GNU/Linux”也有其自己的政治包袱，所以只有Debian這個發(fā)行版才正式采用它。維基百科上有關“GNU/Linux命名爭議”的條目列舉出了爭執(zhí)雙方的論點。有意思的是，現如今，甚至在大多數UNIX系統(tǒng)上，也是開源軟件的使用占據主導，但還沒有人提“GNU/Linux”這樣的說法。?
?Linux software is UNIX software. Thanks largely to the GNU Project, most of the important software that gives UNIX systems their value has been developed under some form of open source model The same code runs on Linux and nonLinux systems. The Apache web server, for example, doesn’t much care whether it’s running on Linux or Solaris. From the standpoint of applications and most administrative software, Linux is simply one of the best-supported and most widely available varieties of UNIX.?
?Linux軟件就是UNIX軟件。多虧了GNU計劃，使UNIX系統(tǒng)更富價值的重要軟件大多都以某種開源源代碼的形式被開發(fā)出來。在Linux和非Linux系統(tǒng)上運行的代碼是相同的。比如說：Web服務器Apache儼然不在意它是在Linux上還是在HP-UX上運行。從應用軟件的角色來看，Linux只不過是得到最好支持的UNIX變體之一罷了。?
?It’s also worth noting that Linux is not the only free UNIX-like operating system in the world. OpenSolaris is free and open source, although its exact licensing terms have earned suspicious looks from some open source purists. FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD—all offshoots of the Berkeley Software Distribution from UC Berkeley—have ardent followers of their own. These OSes are generally comparable to Linux in their features and reliability, although they enjoy somewhat less support from third-party software vendors.?
?另外還值得一提的是，Linux不是現今世界唯一的自由UNIX版本。OpenSolaris系統(tǒng)也是自由和開源的，雖然在某些講求純開源的人眼里來看，它的許可證條款存有疑點。FreeBSD、NetBSD和OpenBSD--都是從UC Berkeley（加州大學伯克利分校）的BSD（伯克利軟件發(fā)布，即Berkeley Software Distribution）發(fā)展而來的分支--都有其各自的熱誠追隨者。雖然這些操作系統(tǒng)從第三方軟件廠商得到的支持有點少，但它們在功能和可靠性上卻往往可以同Linux相媲美。?
?UNIX and Linux systems have both been used in production environments for many years, and they both work well At this point, the choice BETween them has more to do with packaging, support, and institutional inertia than any real difference in quality or modernity.?
?UNIX和Linux系統(tǒng)用于生產環(huán)境已經有許多年了，而且它們都表現不錯?，F在要在它們之間做出選擇，更多考慮的是軟件打包機制、能獲得的支持以及使用習慣的惰性，而不是品質或者成熟度實際有什么樣的差別。?
?In this book, comments about “Linux” generally apply to Linux distributions but not to traditional UNIX variants. The meaning of “UNIX” is a bit more fluid, as we occasionally apply it to attributes shared by all UNIX derivatives, including Linux (e.g., “UNIX file permissions”). To avoid ambiguity, we usually say “UNIX and Linux” when we mean both.?
?本書對“Linux”的評論一般也都適用于各種Linux發(fā)行版本，但不適用于傳統(tǒng)的UNIX變體?！癠NIX”的含義稍有點兒多變，因為我們偶爾也會用在包括Linux在內的所有UNIX變體所共有的屬性上（例如，“UNIX文件權限”）。為了避免混淆，在想表達二者都有的情況下，我們通常說“UNIX和Linux”。

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