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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