Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:12:25 -0500 (EST) From: Christopher Rued <c.rued@xsb.com> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: John Galt <galt@inconnu.isu.edu>, Jeremy Falcon <jeremy@intersurf.com>, "James G. Jones" <microtech@adelphia.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unix Message-ID: <14856.14329.496110.60881@chris.xsb.com> In-Reply-To: <200011071706.eA7H64107282@ptavv.es.net> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011052349510.25159-100000@inconnu.isu.edu> <200011071706.eA7H64107282@ptavv.es.net>
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Kevin Oberman writes: > One thing that many people miss is the difference between Unix and > UNIX(tm). The X/Open group will authorize the use of the UNIX label > for conformant operating systems that provide test results and $$$ to > X/Open. This is not the same as Unix. I'm unsure as to the official > state of this, but the opinion of the X/Open lawyers feel that the > trademark of Unix has not been protected by its prior holders and > would probably not be upheld in a challenge, so they trademarked > UNIX. (In the US, trademarks ARE case sensitive.) > > For those unfamiliar with US trademarks, they are valid when used in > trade and when they are perceived by the public and something other > than a generic term. This has resulted in the loss of trademark status > for things like Formica. I suspect Kleenex is totally indefensible, > but no one has ever challenged it. Let us not forget "Frisbee." I don't think I have ever heard a flying disc called anything but a Frisbee. > I also note that the box FreeBSD comes in say "BSD UNIX" on it. I > don't know if this means that BSDI has gotten X/Open sanction or not. > > R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer > Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) > Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) > E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Christopher Rued To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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