Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:46:19 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com> To: Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD UNIX? Message-ID: <19980115234619.10334.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com>
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---Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com> wrote: > > (This is _reluctantly_ sent to freeBSD-isp also, in case the > commercial folks - ISPs - see it in a different light). No need. It looks the same from any angle you turn it :-) > > Can I _legally_ claim that my box running FreeBSD is UNIX? No. It's a UNIX-like OS. > 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?) Are you kidding? Is Novell giving Netware name away for free. By the way last I checked SCO officially owned the name. So only an SCO product can officially be called UNIX. Me thinks. > > Also is there a minimum set of functionality that needs to be > supported before something is considered UNIX or even a UNIX clone? No, it's all a matter of opinion when all is said and done. However, there are several sets of standards that have been established for all eunichses :-) So depending on how many of those standards your OS satisfies, may tell an individual how standard your OS is. > Have heard terms like UNIX 95, X/Open branding etc. tossed around. Never heard of UNIX 95. X/Open is an organization dealing with standardization of X and its applications. Case in point you may never install or run X on your system and still have a UN*X or unix-like OS. > > 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 > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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