Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 17:29:07 -0500 From: "Nguyen HM (Mike)" <NguyenHM@ucarb.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com> Subject: RE: Is FreeBSD UNIX? Message-ID: <332F90115D96D0119CD500805FEA976BDAE861@HSCMS01>
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I think Unix is trademarked by some org (Novell sold SysV to SCO, and I think SCO handed over the name), and is licensed. I think there is also a difference between UNIX and Unix. There do exist standards as to what makes a "Unix", like POSIX (though merely being POSIX compliant is not sufficient) and Unix 95. I think if you pay enough money and pass some suite of tests, you can call your OS "Unix". To me, Unix is one of those things that "I know it when I see it". Mike. // Mike Nguyen // Unix Systems Analyst and Geek // Union Carbide Corporation * (281) 212-8073 // nguyenhm@ucarb.com * mikenguyen@sprintmail.com (personal) > ---------- > From: Das Devaraj[SMTP:das@netcom.com] > Reply To: Das Devaraj > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 1998 3:44 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Is FreeBSD UNIX? > > (This is _reluctantly_ sent to freeBSD-isp also, in case the > commercial folks - ISPs - see it in a different light). > > Can I _legally_ claim that my box running FreeBSD is UNIX? > Or should it phrased that the OS is a _UNIX clone_. Note that > this has nothing to do with the actual power of FreeBSD. What > happened after the UNIX name was bought from AT&T by Novell (is > it public domain now?) > > Also is there a minimum set of functionality that needs to be > supported before something is considered UNIX or even a UNIX clone? > Have heard terms like UNIX 95, X/Open branding etc. tossed around. > > das > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Interested in Vegetarianism? Vegetarian Restaurant Trek > Web http://www.VegInfo.com 712 Bancroft Road #320 > e-mail info@VegInfo.com (subject Help) Walnut Creek, CA 94598 > Interactive Voice/fax Response (510) 256-8420 USA >
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