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  • It is still there.

    For those that don't know how to use a filter drop down, check UNIX 03 version.

    by pjmlp
  • While it may simply acknowledge reality, I’ve already moved my main development off macOS to a NixOS workstation months ago. Too much friction in an OS that is clearly trying to be more “consumer” than “creative” at this point.

    Which is a damn shame, because AI dev is going to result in a massive influx of new software right when Apple makes it ever more difficult to do so on its platform.

    I still make Mac builds, but it is more of an afterthought on a secondary Mac build machine now.

    You know something has peaked when they become less open and more “clawbacky”; that is basically collecting interest on an investment (marketshare) instead of remaining more open (at the cost of some things). “Increased security” is always the rationale.

    by pmarreck
  • MacOS 26 is still listed: https://www.opengroup.org//openbrand/register/xy.htm

    Was it delisted from a different “product standard”, or is this submission about macOS 27 not being listed?

    by layer8
  • This is fine and I hope it's permanent. Unix certification never really captured what once made "OS X is a Unix" attractive or exciting to many.

    What I care about, at least, are experiences of ease, convenience, compatibility, control, order, and freedom around a programmable system that invites the blurring of the lines between user and developer, between quotidian use and automation, and between decoration and reshaping. Such experiences still involve many of the same elements as they did two decades ago: a composable language of commands, commonly observed conventions, well-organized hierarchies of files, formal software freedom, powerful package management systems, great in-band/offline documentation, etc. But Unix certification isn't the center of gravity around which such experiences revolve, if it ever was. And for that matter, neither is macOS.

    by isityettime
  • If true, a better title would be "macOS is no longer UNIX certified".
    by ShinyLeftPad
  • If this is an intentional move, Apple is just acknowledging reality. UNIX(tm) is no longer so relevant compared to the early days of OS X, when Linux was still in its infancy and the Unix certification gave Apple street cred among developers. Most developers these days target Linux for production. That's why Microsoft developed WSL, not WSU.
    by curt15
  • Tahoe was Unix 03 certified, and is still listed on that page if you filter by standard and choose Unix 03.

    Perhaps Golden Gate simply hasn't yet passed certification.

    by dofm
  • The certification was always a bit odd, applying only to a configuration nobody would run in practice: https://www.osnews.com/story/141633/apples-macos-unix-certif...
    by microtherion

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