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Date:      Sun, 12 May 1996 11:22:21 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey)
To:        mcvickhd@audlan.state.in.us (Hugh D. McVicker)
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD Questions)
Subject:   Re: UNIX System
Message-ID:  <199605120922.LAA29502@allegro.lemis.de>
In-Reply-To: <96May8.083901est.53774@mailgate.isd.state.in.us> from "Hugh D. McVicker" at May 8, 96 08:45:37 am

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Hugh D. McVicker writes:
>
> Is Freebsd a UNIX operating system for PCs?

Yes and no.  FreeBSD is derived from UNIX, but as of a couple of years
ago, the term "UNIX" is a trade mark, not a description of an
operating system.  As a result, FreeBSD many not be called UNIX.  I'm
still wondering, however, whether it may not be called "Berkeley
UNIX".

Greg




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