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Date:      Fri, 09 Mar 2001 08:15:27 -0700
From:      Hal Lynch <hal@cc.usu.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is FreeBSD UNIX or UNIX-like?
Message-ID:  <a04320401b6cea2cabfec@[129.123.1.184]>

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At 11:42 AM -0800 3/8/01, Mikko Tyolajarvi wrote:
>FreeBSD (like the other *BSDs) are based on the 4.4BSD distribution
>from UCB, which is about as "BSD UNIX" as you can get.  However, since
>"UNIX" is a trademark owned by The Open Group it is not allowed to be
>called "UNIX," nor are any of the other free Unices, mainly because
>certification involves spending $$$.

IMHO if it doesn't say BSD it is NOT Unix!

hal

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