Apple удалила macOS из официального reестра UNIX® поддерживаемого The Open Group, which is the body that administers the UNIX trademark and Single UNIX Specification. UNIX certification is a vendor-neutral, global benchmark that qualifies operating systems to use the UNIX trademark, ensuring full compliance with open standards. The removal means macOS no longer meets the certified criteria for portability, compatibility, and global interoperability. For enterprise users, procuring certified UNIX systems guarantees high availability, scalability, and maintainability. Application developers benefit from guaranteed consistency across implementations, improved portability, backward compatibility, and faster development through standardized interfaces. macOS was first certified as UNIX in 2012 and had remained listed until now. The change was noticed by observers on Hacker News, where the article was originally posted. No official statement has been released by Apple or The Open Group regarding the removal.
The Open Group UNIX standards offer a stable, portable, and cost-effective development environment across platforms from mobile devices to mainframes. UNIX certification enables buyers to specify conformance in procurements and supports Boundaryless Information Flow. Users gain freedom of choice from multiple suppliers rather than being locked into a single vendor.
Apple has not commented on the certification change, leaving the reasons for removal unclear.
Источник: Hacker News · Сводку подготовил HeadlinesBriefing