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Date:      Sat, 17 Jan 1998 09:15:55 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        John D Duncan <jddst19+@pitt.edu>
Cc:        Diana <deichert@wrench.com>, Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Is FreeBSD UNIX?
Message-ID:  <19980117091555.11838@lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96L.980116152742.23993A-100000@unixs-eval.cis.pitt.edu>; from John D Duncan on Fri, Jan 16, 1998 at 03:34:56PM -0500
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.980116073927.26447C-100000@ts.shopnet.com> <Pine.GSO.3.96L.980116152742.23993A-100000@unixs-eval.cis.pitt.edu>

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On Fri, Jan 16, 1998 at 03:34:56PM -0500, John D Duncan wrote:
> er, i haven't cared about this question for a few years, but the
> last time i checked USL owned the unix name, and are charged
> with the responsibility of keeping SysV the only "real" unix.
>
> Here's a small list of u*ix-like oses:
>
> Real unix: solaris 2 (sunos 5.4), a/ux, sco, irix (svr3).

Current versions of IRIX are SVR4.  You need to mention System V here
as well.

> Fake unix: linux (posix), mach/bsd, 4.3/4 bsd, FreeBSD,
>   OpenBSD, NetBSD, BSD/OS, Interactive BSD, solaris 1 (sunos 4.x)

I've never heard of Interactive BSD.  I have used Interactive UNIX.
The version I used was a much more conformant version of System V.3.2
than SCO had.  I think this belongs in the first group.

I also don't like the term "fake UNIX".  "Unlicensed UNIX" or
"trademark-refused UNIX" would be better.  The point is that the
versions are derived from a single source.

Greg



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