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linux can be different from ubuntu. try arch (thats what i use) and mandriva one. try the desktops too (kde 4.2 / kde 3.5 / gnome)
Like many now-defunct OS's (amigaOS, GEM, OS2, etc.), some of it's features may have been inspired by Unix, but it's development was entirely independent.
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Unix itself was developed by Bell Labs, and there are still commercial versions available. Much of the source code has entered the public domain.
Unix variants such as Solaris, Linux, BSD (the underpinnings of Apple's OSX) are partly based on Unix, but there's no clear linear "code genealogy." Still, their intent to copy the functionality of Unix is plain...
IMHO, many people don't care for Linux simply because their favorite hardware gadget or program isn't supported (a legitimate beef.) I enjoy using it, but often cannot for that reason... But if you don't like Ubuntu interface, there are dozens of other window managers to choose from.
I do know that BSD is the vector that spread the Unix source code into public distribution. That source code figured prominently in the SCO lawsuits, which ultimately held that most of the code had entered the public domain or was covered by BSD licenses.
SCO owns the Unix trademark, and Unix System V (which came much later than the original Unix or BSD.)
Linux itself may have incorporated some BSD code, but it was originally conceived as a student project to replicate the functionality of Unix, so it was coded independently. Whether Linux retains it's independence...well, I'm not sure any OS can claim to be completely self-contained or inspired.
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- there are UNIX-based non-linux systems like BSD, which are similar to Linux but mostly less friendly.
- There is Mac OS, which is expensive and requires piracy to run on any non-Mac hardware, so I don't recommend (but will be instantly contradicted by gmjhowe)
- And there are some very obscure others which, assuming you are using standard PC hardware and are not the ultimate computer wizard of all time, I wouldn't recommend.
If you want a free alternative to Windows but don't like Ubuntu, I suggest you try a different distribution. I started a thread asking which distros people like and why- Slax and PCLinuxOS are mentioned favourably. I personally like Puppy but it takes some getting used to, and like Windows it's easy to pick up but hard to really customise.
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Dump Windows2000, but why not for something UNIX-like?
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you mean like windows xp?
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because it was under it like all of the other replies