Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:51:05 +0100 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Gil Binder <Admin@ZoneServ.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD - Linux / Unix ? Message-ID: <20040317135105.GA21033@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <000001c40b8b$87749260$0100a8c0@coolman> References: <000001c40b8b$87749260$0100a8c0@coolman>
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On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 09:18:49PM +0200, Gil Binder wrote: > Hey there, > I am a FreeBSD user, I have a debate with someone about FreeBSD. > And I would like you to answer our little debate, FreeBSD is: > A. Linux FreeBSD is most certainly not Linux. > B. Unix That depends on how you define Unix. >From a legal point of view FreeBSD does not qualify as a Unix system, but from a practical/historical point of view it probably does. See http://www.opengroup.org to find out what is required to be allowed to call an OS UNIX. > C. Something else ( Tell us what ;P ) It is an operating system that is descended from V7 Unix. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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