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difference between unix and linux,unix and windows

Asked by sreekanth

I wish to know the differences between unix and linux and also the differences between unix and windows.
what is the latest version of linux?
when we should go for linux and when we should go for windows?
how is unix portable?

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

Wouldn't be better to read a book? I mean, a serious answer would take quite a number of pages......

I'm adding here some links which should help you started in your quest:

http://tldp.org/
http://www.linux.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix

In a nutshell:

>the differences between unix and linux

linux is an unix implementation

>what is the latest version of linux?

There is no such thing. The kernel (which is the core of the OS) is at version 2.6.21.5 (stable, see http://kernel.org/).

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LTSmash (lord-ltsmash) said : 		#2

Linux isnt provides as Windows. Instead, it is provided in what we call a "distribution", which is a sort of packages that make a functional SO.

Ubuntu is an example of a GNU/Linux distribution.

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