alt Hacker NewsThe "unix-like" characterisation seems it might be be from the Wikipedia QNX article and repeated by a lot of web content. But it doesn't seem really accurate to me and it's not used by their own web site or documentation. It seems quite opposite to Unix in a lot of ways even though it has some API compatibility.
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bitwize • 11/07/2024
It's got a POSIX API layer, but it's about as "unix-like" as Haiku.
fauria • 11/07/2024
You should update the Wikipedia article in that case.
Perhaps Wikipedia by way of the old QNX FAQ? https://web.archive.org/web/20080424102623/https://www.bitct...
“In the early 80's they began work on a small message passing kernel based OS that had some user interface similarities to UNIX.”
“They called their product QUNIX, reportedly because it was a "Quick UNIX". They named their company Quantum Software Systems Limited. The QUNIX name lasted a year or two until they received notice from AT&T; that a change would be appropriate. Always ready for a challenge, they changed the spelling to QNX® without changing the pronunciation.”